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 26212630 of 24237 articles for Art. 4°

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-12

…o minors under twelve years of age; 3° Prohibition on showing to children under the age of sixteen; 4° Prohibition on performances for minors under eighteen years of age; 5° Prohibition on performance…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-6

…e sports resource, expertise and performance centres exercising the competencies mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 114-5. These staff carry out their duties under the conditions defined in article L…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-15

The public prosecutor shall inform the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 198…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-29

Group membership does not preclude the right to take action under ordinary law to obtain compensation for losses not falling within the scope defined by the judge's decision referred to in article L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-26

The free shares referred to in Article L. 3332-14 are only available after a minimum period of five years from their payment into the plan. The provisions of articles L. 225-197-4 and L. 225-197-5 of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-1

When at least four of the members of the Haut Conseil de Stabilité Financière mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 631-2 are of the same sex, each of the authorities mentioned in the sixth paragraph of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section unique : Bons de caisse

Article L232-1

It is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles 313-1, 313-7 and 313-8 of the French Criminal Code for an issuer to make available annual financial statements that are inaccurate and falsely a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-58

The collège de résolution shall draw up and update the preventive resolution plans referred to in Article L. 311-8 and shall, if necessary, carry out the assessment provided for in Section 4, after co…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article R231-9

The results of examinations carried out as part of the medical monitoring defined in article R. 231-3 are sent to the athlete as well as to the doctor mentioned in article R. 231-4. They are recorded…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-18

…of the project for the targeted broadcast formats and media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The coherence of the budget and the financing plan.

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