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 15911600 of 43696 articles for Art. 2°

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 430

…t have been or had to be substituted in the cases provided for in articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c and 423-2° ; 2° goods presented for departure in the case provided for by article 424-1°above ; 3° means of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-210

…D) ; b) Option B : progression accompagnée en chute (PAC) ; c) Option C : saut en tandem (TANDEM) ; 2° Le diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport, spécialité "perfectionnem…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-employment medical examination

Article R4624-24

…ealth or safety or to that of his colleagues or third parties in the immediate working environment; 2° Find out whether the worker is suffering from a condition that poses a danger to other workers; 3…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9-2

…This delegation is the subject of a memorandum of understanding. It may be withdrawn at any time; 2° To have recourse, for its controls and investigations, to external control bodies, to statutory a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition of certain customer-seeking procedures and prohibition of certain agreements or arrangements.

Article R4235-24

…ers, such as: addresses, opening days and hours, telephone and fax numbers, cheque account numbers; 2° A statement of the various activities in which they engage; 3° Where applicable, the name or acro…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23-3

Decisions and precautionary measures taken pursuant to article L. 321-23-2 may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal. The appeal may be lodged with the first president of the said court, acting in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-2

A social and economic committee is set up in companies with at least eleven employees.It is only compulsory to set up such a committee if there are at least eleven employees for twelve consecutive mon…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-24

…imit for payment of the advance shall run from: 1° either the date of notification of the contract; 2° or, where the contract so provides, the date of notification of the act which entails commencemen…

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

Article L310-2-1

For the purposes of this Code, States that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area but are not members of the European Union are treated in the same way as Member States of the Euro…

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