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 781790 of 1062 articles for Art. CA Paris

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-5

By application of the provisions of Article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 4-1

JURISDICTIONS COMPETENT TO HEAR IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE L. 420-7, PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE NOT TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENJURISDICTION OF THE COURTS judicial RESSORTMarseille.The jurisdiction of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 4-2

…ens, Douai, Reims and Rouen.Fort-de-France.The jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of Basse-Terre, Cayenne and Fort-de-France.Lyon.The jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of Chambéry, Grenoble, Lyon…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-2

The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police may, by decree, restrict the freedom of movement of persons claiming to be supporters of a team or behaving as suc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-4

…study and presentation to the public of sport and its related heritage, considered in their historical, scientific, artistic, sociological or technical dimensions, and the provision of the documentat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

…may be subject to conditions. The operation must then be authorised by the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court or the investigating judge of the same jurisdiction under the conditions set ou…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decision to place in waiting area

Article R341-1

…foreigner to be placed in a waiting area, as provided for in article L. 341-2, is, depending on the case:1° The head of the national police department responsible for border control or, by delegation,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…mpetent to determine the country of removal in the event of compulsory enforcement in the following cases:1° When the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Actions against those responsible for the damage.

Article R3122-22

…same purpose has been lodged with it and, if so, the progress of the proceedings. It will also indicate whether or not it intends to intervene in the proceedings. Where the victim has accepted the of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-28

…ediary registered on his behalf pursuant to the seventh paragraph of Article L. 228-1, by midnight (Paris time) on the second business day preceding the General Meeting, either in the registered share…

AI translation · Updated 6 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