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 341350 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-21

…hat the provisions of subsection 1 are being implemented, and may ask the operator to provide evidence that these provisions are being complied with.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority.

Article R464-21

The Minister for Economic Affairs, when he is not a party to the proceedings, and the Competition Authority may submit written and oral observations. The latter are presented at their request or at th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-21

…is covered by the employment obligation or who have not entered into supply, subcontracting or service contracts under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5212-10-1 or who have not entered into…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-21

The following information is exempt from advertising approval when it appears on labels, leaflets or brochures relating to the products referred to in Article L. 5122-14: 1° The name and composition o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

…p of representatives of the company and, at least half, representatives of the plan members. The procedures for appointing members are set out in the plan rules. The chairman of the supervisory commit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-21

…he event of the death of a registered person, it is the responsibility of his heirs or universal successors to request, via the single body referred to in article R. 123-1, his removal from the specia…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

I.-The regional cross-industry joint committees finance : 1° The educational costs, ancillary costs and costs relating to the validation of skills and knowledge for the professional transition project…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2 : Obligations relating to the issue of a cinema licence

Article R211-21

When a work or document is shown in cinemas, the warning attached to the cinematographic licence must be clearly, intelligibly and conspicuously displayed in public view at the entrance to the cinema.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-21

…d means established pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 712-2 describes the actions financed in whole or in part by the tax for chamber expenses at regional level, the taking into account o…

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