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 22612270 of 3521 articles for Art. 30 juin 2004

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-20

…5211-19 for communes; b) The five most populous communes have a number of seats representing 20%, 30% or 40% of that set by the decree mentioned in article R. 5211-19 for the communes, depending on…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-27

…sure. They give rise to a report, communicated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 4412-30.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5-2

…hold set out in the same paragraph, by decision of the Prefect of the département, up to a limit of 30% of the number of full-time integration workstations set out in the agreement. This derogation is…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-26-11

…threshold set out in the same paragraph, by decision of the departmental prefect, up to a limit of 30% of the number of full-time integration workstations set out in the agreement. This derogation is…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

Article L611-5

…f the supervisory authority and the approved bodies responsible, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

…organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, articles R. 1110-8 to R.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

…s of Chapter I of Title II of this Book or by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-5

Pursuant to the provisions applicable in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements, the following also constitute enforceable titles: 1° Deeds drawn up by a notary in these three départements w…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-98

The Appointments Committee provided for in Article L. 511-89 shall identify and recommend to the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-6

Decisions to approve or reject the approval of a specification and decisions to approve or reject the amendment of an approved specification shall be notified by the Institute to the applicant within…

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