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 58415850 of 61168 articles for Art. s. L. 612-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-1

…s of in vitro examination of samples from the human body, including organ, blood and tissue donations. The following are deemed to be medical devices-devices intended to control or assist design;-prod…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

…n for the intermediate parent undertaking in the Union in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 613-41. A group whose parent undertaking is established in a third country which carries on busin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: HARMONISING THE COMMERCIAL FABRIC

Article L5224-1

…of the organisations concerned, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 3132-29 of the Labour Code. Reasons for refusal may include failure to comply with the scope of t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

…tal amount of the penalty payment may not exceed the ceiling set in section d for financial penalties. The sums are paid into the Commission's budget Penalties and financial penalties are recovered in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-10

An insured who, for non-professional purposes, takes out an insurance contract which complements a good or service sold by a supplier may cancel this contract, without charge or penalty, as long as it…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

…this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs. The contract may stipulate reasonable standard cancellation costs, calculated on the basis of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

…place of practice shall immediately suspend the right to practise for a maximum period of five months. The Director General will hear the professional concerned within three days of the suspension dec…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…urpose, without prejudice to the duties and prerogatives of the control agents mentioned in Article L. 4311-6 of this Code, in accordance with the procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-3

Before carrying on business, providers of the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2 established in France or providing such services in France, shall be registered by the Autorité des…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…ts equipment required for participation in sports competitions organised by the delegated federations.

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