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 611620 of 65903 articles for Art. 457-1 to 459-2

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D332-1-2

…331-1-1, campsites classified as "natural areas" are intended exclusively for tents, caravans and motor caravans. Light leisure dwellings and mobile leisure homes are prohibited. They must not be used…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-2-1

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

…6, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after consulting the heads of the judicial courts concerned, the President of the Paris Bar and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

…ication des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'application des peines de la cour d'appel de Paris to take decisions concerning persons sentenced by the tribunal correctionnel, the cour d'assises, th…

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

Article L511-12-2

The establishment of branches in States that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the acquisition of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution…

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

Article L511-13-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is competent t…

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

Article L533-27-1

Investment firms shall ensure that all loans granted to members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions or to their related parti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Asset management

Article L3213-2-1

…ce by auction, the notary drafting the deed shall, if necessary, proceed, under his responsibility, to purge all liens and mortgages. The funds remitted to him are then considered to have been receive…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1-2

Skills operators approved to manage the contribution referred to in chapter I of this title may collect additional contributions for the purpose of developing continuing vocational training.These cont…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-2-1

Where a person is an employee of a training body, he may not be an employee of a skills operator or a body delegated by the latter.Where a person is an employee of a credit institution, he may not be…

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
Search “Art. 457-1 to 459-2” | French Legislation