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 23312340 of 67432 articles for Art. 812–812-7 and 812-1-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-7

…th acknowledgement of receipt. Enclosed with this letter are: 1° A statement of the debtor's assets and liabilities with a breakdown of preferential liabilities and unsecured liabilities; 2° All propo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-74

…d within a time limit that he will set. This formal notice specifies the measures to be implemented and sets a deadline for submitting observations. If the person responsible for production does not c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-75

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 1322-72 and whether or not the quality limits and references have been complied with, the Prefect may, when the clean seawater produced or used presen…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-7

In the places mentioned in article R. 3512-2, visible signs remind people that smoking is prohibited. A model sign accompanied by a preventive health message is determined by order of the Minister of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-7

…form of liberal professions subject to legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to financial holding companies of liberal professions. Where the legal form of practice is a com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-7

People on the list are expected to carry out their duties throughout France.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-72

…he person responsible for the production of clean seawater must : - immediately stop the production and distribution of clean seawater as long as these quality limits are not complied with; - take the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-71

I. - The clean seawater produced must comply with quality limits and standards, relating to microbiological and physico-chemical parameters, set by joint order of the Minister for Health and the Minis…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2192-7

Detailed rules for the application of this subsection shall be laid down by regulation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2221-7

Members of the board of directors or the operating board must enjoy their civil and political rights.

AI translation · Updated 5 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