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 12711280 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-7

…the same commercial court are no longer eligible for election in that court.Commercial court judges may not serve beyond the calendar year in which they reach the age of seventy-five..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-7

…f the persons accommodated for two calendar years after their discharge. The files kept in this way may at any time be subject to an on-site inspection by the departmental prefect or, in Paris, the po…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-7

…ot sent them formal notice within two months of posting, the persons mentioned in article L. 2421-6 may give it formal notice to opt for one of the solutions provided for in this article.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-7

Admission to the benefit of legal aid before the commission may be granted by the office established near the judicial court. The application for legal aid interrupts the time limits provided for in t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration.

Article L7123-7

The salary received by a model for a given service may not be less than a minimum percentage of the sums paid on this occasion by the user to the modelling agency. This percentage is established, for…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-72

…notified body concludes that the approved quality assurance system has been applied incorrectly, it may, depending on the seriousness of the defects found: - either request the necessary modifications…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-75

When the mobility training takes place abroad, the management of credits and the payment of grants may be entrusted to an organisation, which enters into an agreement for this purpose, under the condi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-7

…ion under the conditions and within the time limits laid down by regulation. 2. Multiple priorities may be claimed for a patent application, even if they originate in different States. Where appropria…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-7

…ho have been recognised as refugees or who have been granted subsidiary protection.This information may be subject to automated processing, under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 o…

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

Article 706-173

Any order made on the basis of articles 706-169 or 706-170 by which an examining magistrate rules that he is no longer competent or the Paris examining magistrate rules that he is competent may, to th…

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