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 12511260 of 56934 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 27-1-2021 n° 19-26.140 FS-P

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L214-27

Unless otherwise provided, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-26-2 apply to private equity funds.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-27

The committee of experts provided for in 2 of IV of Article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code comprises: 1° The director in charge of multimedia at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image anim…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-27

At least four Social and Economic Committee meetings a year deal in whole or in part with the Committee's responsibilities in the areas of health, safety and working conditions, and more frequently if…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-27

When the supervisory board wishes to hear a person pursuant to III of article L. 327-11, the interested party is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days bef…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-27

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where:1° The subject of the application does not fall within its j…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-27

The buyback offer referred to in Article L. 236-40 shall be paid by the company no later than two months after the effective date of the transaction determined in accordance with Article L. 236-44.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article R2334-27

The rate of subsidy may not be less than 20% of the provisional amount of subsidisable expenditure excluding tax.When they contribute to the financing of investment projects, the dotation d'équipement…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-27

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-27

When a member's seat becomes vacant as a result of his death, resignation or loss of the capacity in respect of which he was elected, it shall be allocated for the remainder of the term of office to t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-27

The Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health, after consulting the Commission of Physiotherapists, will issue the licence provided for in article L. 4321-4, on the basis of…

AI translation · Updated 2 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