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 50915100 of 56873 articles for Art. s. L 237-24 · L 237-2

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-2-1

Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the federation and the athlete. This agreement set…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2-1

Compliance, in establishments authorised under article L. 1243-2, with legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the quality and safety of tissues and their derivatives and cell therapy prepar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16-2

When it exercises at least one of the three competences defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of II of Article L. 5214-16 or the organisation of public passenger transport within the meaning of loi n° 82-1153 du 3…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-2

The effective management of the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 is ensured by at least two persons who must satisfy the conditions laid down in Article L. 322-2. These undertakings desi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees for loans to sole traders

Article L313-21-1

Companies selected to contribute to the creation of activities or the development of jobs within the framework of an agreement signed with the State in application of articles L. 1233-84 to L. 1233-89…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-2-1

In the last paragraph of III of Article L. 440-1, the words "of this Code and Articles L. 511-3, L. 511-21 and L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-1

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles L. 511-41 to L. 511-50-1, with the exception of I of article L. 511-45, and are not subject to the provisions of article L. 533-4…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-3

The provisions of Chapter II of Title III of this Book, in particular Articles L. 632-1, L. 632-3, L. 632-5 and L. 632-12, shall apply to the exercise of the powers and to the agreements referred to i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-1

I.- Registration for a sporting competition authorised by a delegated federation or organised by an approved federation is, subject to II and III of this article, subject to presentation of a licence…

AI translation · Updated 8 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