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 791800 of 17798 articles for Art. 5°

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules governing the use of currency

Article R733-2

Article R. 112-5 is applicable in French Polynesia, as amended by Decree no. 2013-232 of 20 March 2013.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-81

An initial or amending civil solidarity pact (number 40 in table 5) gives rise to a fixed fee of €84.51..

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-145

One or more court-appointed administrators may constitute, among themselves and with the persons mentioned in B of I of the article 5 and at 1° and 3° of I of the Article 6 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 De…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-11

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the application of articles L. 5221-3 and L. 5221-5 to L. 5221-8.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-2

The items mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 145-33 shall be assessed in accordance with the conditions set out in this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-2

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6251-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-2

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6351-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-3

…members are appointed under the same conditions as the full members, for those mentioned in 4° and 5° of article D. 1441-2.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article R921-1

In article R. 121-5, the words: I de l'article L. 121-4 are replaced by: l'article L. 121-4.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Public access to forests.

Article D343-6

Article R. 222-5 of the French Forestry Code sets out the rules for defining the objectives for welcoming the public to the forest.

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