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 971980 of 33451 articles for Art. 3°

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jurisdiction ratione loci.

Article 358

1. Proceedings arising from customs offences recorded in a seizure report shall be brought before the competent court in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.2. Disputes re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

…tion of proceeds from the sale of real estate for the income referred to in 8° of the said Article; 3° After deduction of the resources mentioned in 4° and 7° of article R. 2312-50 and, where applicab…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-4

…nection data or types of connection data requested for each person or in each case mentioned in 1°; 3° The periods for which the connection data is requested; 4° The factual and legal elements justify…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-35

…hs from receipt of the application for approval containing the programming commitments mentioned in 3° of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-1

Failure by the owners mentioned in article R. 1334-16 to comply with any of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27 to R. 1334-29, article R. 1334-29-2, the first and second paragraphs of artic…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of members of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-12

…committees, two persons competent to sit on the committees pursuant to 4° of article R. 2197-6 and 3° of article R. 2197-7 are drawn up: 1° For the national committee, by the Minister responsible for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-13

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 525-5 and L. 525-6, failure to comply with the prohibition imposed by article L. 525-3 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article R2334-3-2

For the application of articles L. 2334-7 and L. 2334-7-3, actual operating revenue refers to all operating income for the financial year resulting in actual movements, as recorded in the management a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-8

…L. 1122-1-3 or L. 1122-2 or had been withdrawn; 2° The excess provided for in article R. 1121-7 ; 3° The proportional reduction in compensation provided for in article L. 113-9 of the Insurance Code…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

…h the CE marking provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 has been improperly affixed;3° In the absence of a valid certificate of conformity, drawn up in accordance with Article 56 of Re…

AI translation · Updated 6 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