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 41714180 of 12140 articles for Art. 7°

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVIII : Proceedings and decisions on lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder

Article D47-27

If the mental disorder of a person under investigation and remanded in custody requires care and compromises the safety of individuals or seriously undermines public order, the public prosecutor, in a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

The income is assessed each month for doctors in private practice or working as self-employed collaborators and each quarter for students or doctors working on a locum basis. At the end of each month…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Economic and financial control of the "Health Data Platform".

Article R1462-3

…use of a formalised procedure due to their value; 6° Subsidy agreements exceeding a certain amount; 7° Transactions, when they are not decided by the Board of Directors. II.The supervisory authority s…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article R7124-1

…fe;6° Six representatives of organisations involved in education, teaching, research and innovation;7° Three representatives of organisations involved in vocational training and apprenticeships;8° Thr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4453-17

…ot, passive or active; 5° The special rules laid down for workers at particular risk referred to in 7° of Article R. 4453-8; 6° The action to be taken in the event of the appearance of sensory or heal…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-2

…ith an indication of prices and opening hours;6° The expected quantity of alcohol (in pure alcohol);7° The category of alcoholic beverages sold or offered;8° The measures taken to ensure compliance wi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…4° Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology ; 5° Pediatric surgery ; 6° Surgery of the face and neck ; 7° Maxillo-facial surgery and stomatology, or maxillo-facial surgery ; 8° Reconstructive plastic sur…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-1

…to be identified in the registers of employees of the company or association providing the service; 7° The hourly labour rates or, where applicable, the fixed price for the service; 8° A breakdown of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-115

As stated in Article R. 234-7 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows: "The administration of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article D. 234-6 to animals of sp…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-2

…r his authorised representative; 6° Information essential for the proper use of the medical device; 7° An express invitation to read carefully the instructions in the leaflet accompanying the medical…

AI translation · Updated 1 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