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 19011910 of 17798 articles for Art. 5°

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-26

The certification tests referred to in article R. 212-10-5 take place in the presence of at least two persons responsible for assessing the candidates' skills and appointed by the Regional Director fo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-1

Hearing-aid acousticians, students studying for the diploma provided for in article L. 4361-3 and the persons mentioned in article L. 4361-5 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

When the decision to authorise the insertion of a deferred payment clause in a contract has been taken in application of article L. 2391-5, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter as well a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines for breaches of the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-4

…the Mayotte Departmental Council in terms of assistance with social and professional integration; "5° Each year, by the relevant State departments, the data relating to the overseas territory concern…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-4

The operations decided upon, other than those mentioned in article R. 5215-5, which have received a start of execution constituted by the legal act creating between the contractor and the project mana…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training contract between a natural person and a training organisation.

Article L6353-6

No sum may be demanded from the trainee before the expiry of the withdrawal period provided for in Article L. 6353-5. No more than 30% of the agreed price may be paid on expiry of this period. The bal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-2, local semi-public sports companies formed before 29 December 1999 may retain their previous legal status. The provisions of articles L. 122-3, L. 12…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L2192-11

…ipal sums due under a contract in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 441-10, in 5° of II of Article L. 441-11 and inArticle L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code.

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