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 15211530 of 52207 articles for Art. 1°

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-11

…issued with a ten-year residence permit subject to production of the long-stay visa provided for in 1° of article L. 411-1 and regularity of residence.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2-1

…The application for classification is submitted either by the co-owners in the case provided for in 1° of I of article 46 AGG bis of appendix 3 to the General Tax Code, or by the company set up in the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article R512-1

…istribution, intermediaries and intermediaries on an ancillary basis in the categories mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article R. 511-2 are registered in the register mentioned in article L. 512-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants

Article D1234-1

The provisions of article L. 1243-1 are applicable to bone marrow. For the application of these provisions to bone marrow, the issue of the authorisation referred to in Article L. 1243-1 is subject to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-136

The provisions of this sub-section apply to SICAFs whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market for financial instruments referred to in Article L. 421-1 or on a multilateral trading fac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-2

When the Extraordinary General Meeting delegates to the Board of Directors or the Management Board its authority to decide on a capital increase, it sets the period, which may not exceed twenty-six mo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article D4022-1

…e L. 4022-6 chairs the collegiate body. In addition to its chairman, the collegiate body comprises: 1° The chairman of each of the health professional orders or his representative; 2° The chairman of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article R784-1

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-2

Failure by the facilities referred to in Article L. 6322-1 to keep the registers referred to in Article L. 5212-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1-1

Without prejudice to 4° of Article L. 3142-1, in the event of the death of a child under the age of twenty-five or of a person under the age of twenty-five who is effectively and permanently dependent…

AI translation · Updated 7 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