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 33213330 of 7311 articles for Art. 1609 nonies G

French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L8211-1

The following offences constitute illegal employment under the conditions laid down in this book: 1° Concealed work ; 2° Merchanting ; 3° Illegal loan of labour ; 4° Employment of foreign nationals no…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-39

…of activity. Depreciation relates to movable assets other than collections and works of art, buildings with the exception of non-income-producing land and intangible fixed assets. Fixed assets may be…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-82

…of activity. Depreciation relates to movable assets other than collections and works of art, buildings with the exception of non-income-producing land and intangible fixed assets. Fixed assets may be…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-8

The agency's aid may be granted in the form of loans, advances, equity investments, guarantees, donations or any other form of financial assistance. These loans may be granted to governments, internat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-9

…e or she must apply for approval for the new children's home he or she intends to run. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency takes a decision on the basis of the file drawn up for the app…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-85

Employers and self-employed workers in non-agricultural professions subject to payment of social security and family allowance contributions under the conditions laid down by the Social Security Code…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-7

For control purposes, the approved laboratory shall send the public establishment mentioned in Article L. 3512-15 the results of the analyses provided for in that Article, in accordance with the techn…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-17

Personal data are kept on computer for a period of five years from the date on which they were last modified.Non-personal data are kept on computer for a period of ten years from the date on which the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Carrying out an activity in the public interest.

Article R5425-20

Tasks of general interest are deemed to be those which, on the proposal of a public authority or a private not-for-profit organisation, have been approved by the prefect of the département in which th…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-130

A masseur-physiotherapist who has replaced one of his colleagues for at least three months, whether consecutive or not, must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where he may enter int…

AI translation · Updated 2 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