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 23212330 of 62793 articles for Art. 1-2°

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-43

For the application of Article R. 612-42 (1° and 2°), a derived crop is any crop that still has the characteristics of the registered crop that are essential for implementing the invention. The undert…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-4

Participatory finance service providers may also provide, under the conditions set out in Article L. 547-5, services identical to those mentioned in point ii) of a) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-10-2

I.-Disciplinary proceedings against a person appointed under the conditions provided for in III of article L. 812-2 may only relate to acts committed in the context of or in connection with the assign…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93

Army hospital interns in training are called "junior doctors" when completing phase 3, known as the consolidation phase, mentioned in article R. 632-20 of the Education Code, and "interns" when comple…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R542-1

For the application of articles R. 521-1, R. 522-1, R. 523-1, R. 524-1 and R. 525-2 in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, the references to the regional director of the economy, employment,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-2

The added value of the company referred to in 4° of Article L. 3324-1 is determined by adding together the profit and loss account items listed below, insofar as they contribute to profits made in mai…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L1274-3

As stated in article 511-26 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:"Attempting to commit the offences set out in articles 511-2, 511-3, 511-4, 511-5, 511-5-1, 511-5-2, 511-6, 511-9, 511-15, 511-16 and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-3

The company or group agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, the action plan referred to in article L. 4162-2:1° Includes a list of compulsory topics set by decree ;2° Is concluded for a maximum…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-1

The application for registration on the list of sworn goods brokers is submitted to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the applicant has his residence or, in the ca…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 911-2

The time limits provided for in the first paragraph of Article 905-1, in article 905-2, in the third paragraph of Article 902 and in article 908 are increased: - by one month, when the claim is brough…

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