French Legislation In English

Search, Read and Apply French Law. In English.

20+ full codes, 2,400+ articles translated and updated. Case law linked to every article. Read the actual text before you ask a lawyer about it — free, no login required.

Try: L.227-1 SAS governance, L.145-9 bail commercial renewal, L.223-18 gérant removal SARL

20+

french codes

Fully translated

2,400+

articles in English

Updated regularly

480+

court rulings linked

Per article

Free

full access

No login required

Showing 72317240 of 55286 articles for Art. s. 389 et 389-1

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-17

The public accountant of the principal shall be consulted on any proposed mandate. On expiry of a period of one month, he is deemed to have given his opinion. The principal shall send him a copy of th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-19

Prior to the execution of the mandate, the authorised body without a public accountant shall take out insurance covering the pecuniary consequences of the civil liability it may incur as a result of t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…f debts that have been presented to it;- may submit to the principal requests for the waiver of debts.6° The ceiling on the amount of the permanent advance that may be available to the authorised body…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-16

The provisions of this paragraph lay down the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to II, III or, with the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article R2213-1

…essary to take in the event of an emergency resulting in particular from imminent disasters or perils.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The sentence enforcement judge.

Article D49-1

…the number of enforcement judges and the size of the caseload justifies it, a joint enforcement secretariat may be set up, the staff of which includes, in addition to administrative staff, a registrar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D533-1

If justified by the nature of the offences committed by the offender and his personality, the decision granting conditional release may specify that the offender will be subject to enhanced monitoring…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534-1

…entenced person must be summoned to appear before this sentence enforcement judge or before the competent prison integration or probation service. When the person has been convicted of rape, murder or…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator

Article R2523-1

…or a regional, departmental or local dispute are drawn up by the Regional Director of Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment, after consultation with representative employers'…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article D3313-1

The unilateral profit-sharing agreement or decision or the unilateral document provided for in article L. 3312-8 shall be filed on the tele-procedure platform mentioned in article D. 2231-4 under the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
Common Questions

French legislation in English — Q&A

Our translations are produced and reviewed for accuracy, but the only legally binding version of French law is the French original. For court, registry or contractual use we offer lawyer-reviewed or sworn certified translations on request.
Articles are synced with Légifrance and updated as soon as a reform is published in the Journal Officiel, so you always read the version in force — and can see when each article was last amended.
Each article is linked to the key court decisions (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, courts of appeal) that interpret it, so you can read the text and its case-law application side by side.
Yes — every article has an AI plain-English summary, and you can order a lawyer-reviewed explanation of how it applies to your specific situation, with next steps.
No. Reading and searching the codes is free with no login. Paid services — certified translation and the legal application report — are entirely optional.
Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

Ready When You Are

Talk To A Lawyer
In France.

A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

First EngagementFixed Fee

Talk to a French lawyer.

Reply within 24 hours.

Communications protected by professional secrecy — secret professionnel de l'avocat, Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Continue

Related legal services

01 / Read

Browse the French codes

20+ full codes and 2,400+ articles in English, with the key court rulings linked to every article — free to read.

Read More
02 / Apply

Legal application report

A lawyer-reviewed report explaining how the relevant articles apply to your situation, with case-law analysis and next steps.

Read More
03 / Act

Talk to a French lawyer

Scope your matter with a Paris-Bar avocate — incorporation, contracts, disputes — handled bilingually, end to end.

Read More