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 24312440 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-12

…stribution of his working hours, even though the employment contract has not provided for the cases and nature of such modifications, the employee's refusal to accept this modification constitutes nei…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise one of the medical professions

Article R4113-126

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4113-1-1, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L.…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-122-1

The majority required to approve one of the transactions mentioned in the first paragraph of article 27 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies is that pro…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-4

…son responsible for distribution shall draw up a draft allocation within two months of the last notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1281-3.He shall notify it to the debtor and to ea…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-122

I.-The term of office for mediators and representatives of patients and their relatives is set at three years, renewable. II.-In compliance with the conditions set out inarticle L. 122-1 of the Code o…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-12

…nager of a société civile (non-trading company), unless the purpose of these companies is the practice of the profession of industrial property attorney or a profession provided for in Title IV bis of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-12

…nt to Articles L. 326-1 or L. 326-2, all policies taken out by that undertaking shall automatically cease to have effect on the fortieth day at noon, from the date of publication in the Journal offici…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-12

…remunerated by the State may work as technical sports advisors for approved federations, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The federations may pay them compensatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-12

…ef from the disqualification provided for in Article L. 512-3 must be made within two months of the cessation of the impediment, and the act not performed must be performed within the same period. It…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Accelerated substantive procedure

Article R1455-12

…d, when it is provided that the industrial tribunal shall rule on the merits of the case in accordance with the accelerated procedure, the claim shall be brought before a hearing held on the day and a…

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