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 25112520 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 253

When he finally dismisses the divorce application, the judge may rule on the contribution to the marriage expenses, the residence of the family and the terms of the exercise of parental authority.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 252

The application initiating proceedings shall include a reminder of the provisions relating to: 1° mediation in family matters and participative proceedings; 2° Approval of partial or full agreements b…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 251

…iple of the marriage breakdown or the definitive alteration of the marriage bond. Outside these two cases, the grounds for the application must be set out in the first submissions on the merits.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-150

…ucts in article R. 5121-172 ;3° For the homeopathic medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5121-13, after the registration provided for in that article;4° For the traditional herbal medicinal prod…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-152

…ct mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 concerning one or more of these medicinal products or products; 13° "Medication error": an unintentional error by a healthcare professional, a patient or a third pa…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-151

…suspected to be due to a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150, including cases of overdose, misuse, abuse and medicinal errors as defined in article R. 5121-152, as well as…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection in the event of dismissal

Article R2411-1

The provisions of article L. 2411-13 do not apply to permanent civil servants who are members of the health, safety and working conditions committee of a health, social and medico-social establishment…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Good pharmacovigilance practices

Article R5121-179

A decision by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé defines the principles of good pharmacovigilance practice. This decision also sets out the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-1

The period mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 1237-5 is set at three months before the employee's birthday. The period mentioned in the eighth paragraph of the same article is set at one…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-3

The order referred to in 3° of article D. 1237-2-2 may provide for this awareness-raising to be adapted according to what employees have learnt, particularly in terms of the training and awareness the…

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