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 821830 of 60095 articles for Art. CA Metz 1-3-2012 n° 09/03355

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-3-1

…appointed to assist the judge appointed pursuant to Article L. 645-4 is deducted from the sums allocated to the fund mentioned in Article L. 663-3. The conditions for the application of this article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3-1

…article 495-3. The civil party is informed that it has a period of forty-five days from this notification to lodge an objection to the civil provisions of the order..

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-11

…olution shall adopt a decision pursuant to III of Article L. 613-20-6 within five days of the notification referred to in I of the same article.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-10

…he subsidiary, on group entities in other Member States or on the group as a whole, it shall communicate this assessment to the competent authorities within three days.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34-1

…by any means. It shall be accompanied by the evidence provided for in article R. 2213-34 and a medical certificate stating that the deceased was not suffering from a transmissible infection included…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

The following are compulsory for the local authority:1° Expenditure relating to the running of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the local authority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the func…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-3

…inister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning in particular: 1° The amount of capital of electronic money institutions ; 2° The terms and conditions according to which a change i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36-1

The Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi shall publish on the website referred to in Article R. 7343-10 , on a date set by order of the Minister for Employm…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-1-3

Non-compliance with the provisions of articles 276-1, D. 45-1 to D. 45-1-2 does not constitute grounds for nullity of the hearing held before the assize court.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2651-3-1

For the application of Article D. 2192-2 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands : a) The words "to L. 2192-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2192-2" ; b) Where necessary, the reference to the identity nu…

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