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 21312140 of 38937 articles for Art. 815-3 al. 7

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-7

…category of acts of the professional recovery procedure mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the emolument breaks down into:1° A principal emolument and a fixed fee for transmission, fixed p…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

As stated in article 511-19-2 of the French Criminal Code, which is reproduced below:Art. 511-19-2 -The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 Euros:"1° Conserving emb…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-77

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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

Article 716-5

In order to enforce a sentence of imprisonment or confinement, the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor may authorise law enforcement officers to enter the home of the convicted person in order…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 793 bis

The partial exemption provided for in 4° of 1 and 3° of 2 of article 793 is subject to the condition that the property remains the property of the donee, heir and legatee for five years from the date…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-7

…the exception of data collected in the shared medical file in application of IV of article L. 1111-17 of the Public Health Code, may be notified to the physician whom the employer appoints for this pu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-71

The right to attend bondholders' meetings is evidenced by the registration of the bonds, on the day of the general meeting, either in the registered securities accounts held by the company, or in the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1233-7

To be authorised to carry out organ removal for therapeutic purposes on a deceased person, health establishments must: 1° Have the staff and equipment necessary to establish the fact of death, under t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Production authorisation

Article R1322-70

I. - Any production of clean seawater is subject to authorisation from the Prefect of the département in which the production facility is located. The authorisation is issued on the basis of a file co…

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