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 22112220 of 2907 articles for Art. 27 sept. 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-193

…ny amending slip, pursuant to articles R. 322-46 du code des procédures civiles d'exécution 19.23 € 27 Concerning co-ownership lots, notification to the managing agent of the notice of transfer pursua…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Works team

Article R4461-45

…at least three workers who hold the hyperbaric aptitude certificate referred to in Article R. 4461-27, between whom the following functions are divided: 1° Operator working in a hyperbaric environmen…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7227-33

…ermine the amount of the functional allowances to be awarded to him in accordance with Article L. 7227-27. In the event of an overpayment, the local authority shall proceed to recover the undue amount…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure

Article R5121-51-1

…the Director General of the Agency refers the matter to the coordination group mentioned in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28

I.-The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in I of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of I of arti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…his application under the accelerated procedure pursuant to Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27, it shall decide not to make a decision under this procedure.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

…ears, from exercising a professional or social activity, pursuant to the provisions of articles 131-27 and 131-28 of the Criminal Code. In the same cases, the court may prohibit the convicted person,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…ast paragraphs, and L. 314-25 to L. 314-26Resulting from Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-27 to L. 314-31 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2017-1433 du 4 octobre 2017

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-2

…additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, either from holding a public office or from exercising the professional or soc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

…31-26 of the Penal Code; 2° Prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, either from holding a public office or from exercising the professional or…

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