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 201210 of 52521 articles for Art. 155 IV 2°

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-2

Cooperative societies of dispensing pharmacists may not refuse their services in emergencies, to non-associated dispensing pharmacists and to all public or private establishments where patients are tr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-2

If the State representative considers that a decision taken by the board of directors, the supervisory board or the general meetings of a local semi-public company is likely to seriously increase the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-2

Subsidies are settled, in the form of a pension, according to the needs of the child, the resources of the debtor, the family situation of the latter. The pension may be due beyond the majority of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-2

The use of trade union brands or labels may not have the effect of undermining the provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8. Any agreement or provision tending to oblige the employer to hire or r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-2

Chapter III of Title I of Book IV of this Part is applicable in the territory of the islands of Wallis and Futuna, in the wording resulting from Law No 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Jurisdiction and prescription.

Article L114-2

The limitation period is interrupted by one of the ordinary causes of interruption of the limitation period and by the appointment of experts following a claim. The interruption of prescription of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-20

As group supervisor, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall supervise the systems, procedures and internal assessment of the group's risks and solvency referred to in Articles L. 3…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Value added tax

Article L334-2

The application of the reduced rate of value added tax to admission rights for screenings during which works of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence are shown is governed by a of 3° of articl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Abolition of communes

Article L2114-2

…or to the State : 1° Land or buildings forming part of the public domain of the suppressed commune; 2° Its private domain; 3° The assets of communal public establishments; 4° Liberalities with charges…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint local committees.

Article L2234-2

The joint committees : 1° Contribute to the drafting and application of collective labour agreements and negotiate and conclude agreements of local interest, particularly in the areas of employment an…

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