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 301310 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

…presumption of innocence of the person has been infringed by a means of communication to the public and in particular, if applicable, a copy of the sound or audiovisual recordings. The public prosecut…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-3

The public prosecutor who directed the investigation or that of the court hearing the prosecution shall inform the owner of the movable property by any means of his right to restitution of the proceed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-3

…for validation of the agreement mentioned in the eighth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 shall be dated and signed by the public prosecutor. The request referred to in the first paragraph is notified to t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-6-3

Any candidate elected to the office of commercial court judge who finds himself in one of the cases of incompatibility mentioned in articles L. 722-6-1 and L. 722-6-2 may not take office until he has…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-6

…nagement companies, have acquired control of the company concerned ;2° The policy on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, in particular between the AIF or its management company and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-6

…ng station consisting of the chairman of the Enforcement Committee referred to in article L. 321-23 and two members appointed by the chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente from among the profess…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-3

…icle, a representative of the departmental council when the department is a member of the syndicate and a representative of the regional council when the region is a member of the syndicate.A local au…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-6-3

…may be effected by electronic means in accordance with the provisions of Article 803-1 in the cases and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 593-1-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-6

…instituted in II of article L. 1424-36-1 referred to above is chaired by the prefect of the defence and security zone, or, in his absence, by the delegate prefect for defence and security placed under…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-3

…r or agent of the judicial police who may at any time, in the event of difficulty, put an end to it and immediately notify the public prosecutor who, if necessary, informs the President of the Bar so…

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