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 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765-1

The spouse has one year from the date of death to express his or her wish to benefit from these rights of habitation and use.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

…nd enforcement was made, the request shall be referred to the investigating chamber. Where the application is made after the transfer, the competent investigating chamber shall be that within whose ju…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-7

The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 312-17 is set at 3,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-73

…3-1 and to the registrar of the former registered office or former establishment.The latter automatically proceeds, in the file in its possession, either to the deletion or to the corresponding entry…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-71

…° To the updating of references made, in the main registration, to secondary registrations: in this case, the corrective entry is made automatically by the registrar of the main registration following…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-74

In the event of the transfer to France of the registered office of a European Company registered in another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-70

…ution or a decision declaring the legal entity null and void for any reason whatsoever, with an indication of the name, customary name, pseudonym, forenames and domicile of the liquidators, the extent…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-72

…red there on a principal or secondary basis;2° Otherwise, the conversion of their registration, indicating where necessary the information provided for in articles R. 123-53 à R. 123-61.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Other work equipment to which provisions for placing on the market apply

Article R4311-7

…market of machinery apply is the following:1° Agricultural or forestry tractors, and separate technical units, systems and components therefor, excluding those specially designed for the armed forces,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions governing the performance of the duties of head of division

Article R6146-7

I.- A functional allowance is paid to the division heads. It is modulated according to the achievement of the objectives set out in the cluster contract. The amount and terms of payment of this allowa…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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