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 811820 of 5097 articles for Art. 13

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

…on, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. When the provisions of the last paragraph of this article relating to the continued suspension o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-18

If an approved organisation ceases to meet one of the conditions set out in article R. 329-13, the Minister responsible for culture will give it written notice to comply with the conditions of approva…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-195

In addition to the mandatory information provided for in articles L. 123-13 to L. 123-21, L. 232-1 to L. 232-23, R. 123-179 to R. 123-189 of this code and article R. 313-14 of the Monetary and Financi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-22

…of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall be liable to the penalties provided for inArticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code for violating the professional secrecy referred to in the first parag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-9

…nditure to be taken into account is the property rental expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-13.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section.

Article R2331-4

…rts and road transport services in connection with railways, are determined by decree no. 77-785 of 13 July 1977 relating to the levying of temporary local surcharges.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D131-2-1

…rations shall forward information relating to the identity of the persons referred to in article D. 131-2 to government departments in order to: 1° Enable these departments to check that these persons…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-8

…consumers apply directly to the trader or via the association or person mentioned in article L. 623-13.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

…n in France pursuant to article L. 5121-8 or one of the registrations mentioned in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-3

…stratifs). His duties automatically expire when all of the agreements mentioned in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17 is signed, or, failing that, six months before the five-year deadline…

AI translation · Updated 5 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