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 451460 of 4742 articles for Art. 16 mars 2023

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-16

Any transfer or auction carried out in disregard of the provisions of articles 815-14 and 815-15. An action for nullity is barred after five years. It may only be brought by those to whom the notifica…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-16

An action for compensation based on the provisions of this chapter shall lapse within three years from the date on which the claimant knew or should have known of the damage, the defect and the identi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-2

A forward sale is a contract in which the seller undertakes to deliver the property on completion and the buyer undertakes to take delivery of it and pay the price on the delivery date. Ownership is t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-4

The assignment by the purchaser of the rights he holds under a sale of a building automatically substitutes the assignee in the purchaser's obligations to the seller. If the sale was accompanied by a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1642-1

The seller of a building to be constructed may not be relieved, either before acceptance of the work or before the expiry of a period of one month after the purchaser takes possession, of construction…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-3

The vente en l'état futur d'achèvement is the contract by which the seller immediately transfers to the purchaser his rights over the land and ownership of the existing buildings. Future works become…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1646-1

The seller of a building to be constructed is bound, as from acceptance of the work, by the obligations to which architects, contractors and other persons bound to the client by a contract for the hir…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-1

A sale of a building to be constructed is one in which the seller undertakes to build a building within a period specified in the contract. It may be concluded on completion or in a future state of co…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-16

Neither the company nor the partners may rely on a nullity against third parties acting in good faith. However, nullity resulting from incapacity or one of the defects of consent may be relied on even…

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
Search “Art. 16 mars 2023” | French Legislation