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 20612070 of 33451 articles for Art. 3°

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to the preparation, qualification, processing, storage and transport of breast milk

Article D2323-13

…on of milk packaging; 2° The biological qualification and bacteriological analyses of donated milk; 3° The treatment of breast milk by pasteurisation; 4° The labelling of milk containers; 5° Preservat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4-1

…33-1 or L. 233-3, at least two companies subject to safeguard, recovery or liquidation proceedings; 3° Or is owned or controlled, within the meaning of the same Articles L. 233-1 or L. 233-3, by a com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-13

…civil party so requests: 1° Decisions to discontinue proceedings; 2° Orders to dismiss proceedings; 3° Decisions to convict, discharge or acquit.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-11

…d by the Haute Autorité de santé for the design of continuing professional development initiatives; 3° Formulate proposals relating to the quality, organisation, implementation and promotion of contin…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-18

Implementation of the protocol may begin on expiry of the two-month period following issue of the acknowledgement of receipt, unless the Minister responsible for research decides to prohibit implement…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-60

…° The president of CCI France; 2° The presidents of the regional chambers of commerce and industry; 3° Members of the bureau who are not presidents of the regional chambers of commerce and industry; 4…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-3

The remuneration provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 133-1 includes two parts. The first part, payable by the State, is based on a flat-rate contribution per user registered in librarie…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

…s L. 653-1 to L. 653-8 of the French Commercial Code, or to an equivalent measure under foreign law;3° Admitted to the receivership procedure instituted by Article L. 631-1 of the French Commercial Co…

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

Article L452-3

…isseminated at the instigation of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the convicted person's expense; 3° Withdrawal of the products to which the offence relates and, under the same conditions, a ban on…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-33

…judges, referees, coaches, organisers and, in general, any person involved in organising the event; 3° A favourable opinion from the delegating federation responsible for issuing the technical and saf…

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