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 17011710 of 5867 articles for Art. 11°

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

From the day on which the application is filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new cl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

When they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-8

The report provided for inarticle L. 511-14 of the French Construction and Housing Code, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1334-1-1, includes :1° An inspection of the premises t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4122-2

When it decides to delegate the examination of the hierarchical appeals referred to in II of article L. 4124-11 to a restricted formation, the National Council shall elect the members of this formatio…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

I. - In each regional health agency, an Agency and Working Conditions Committee is set up to deal with issues and projects affecting all staff. This committee has legal personality and manages its own…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…aims not subject to advance payment, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 641-13 11° Other receivables not subject to the prohibition set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 62…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-13

I.-The draft plan for the sustainable development of Corsica is drawn up by the Executive Council. The strategy and guidelines envisaged, in particular in application of article L. 4424-11, are the su…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-5

The orders referred to in Article L. 561-11 shall provide for at least one of the following measures: 1° Prohibiting the establishment in France of subsidiaries, branches or representative offices of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

This Book is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Article L. 322-3-2 and Titles V, VI and VII.The provisions of the first paragraph apply to insurance undertakings establ…

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