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 27912800 of 27264 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-7-1992 n° 1258

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-92

On pain of nullity, the authorisations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 are given for specific searches and are the subject of a written order, specifying the nature of the offence for which…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

As an exception to Article 706-153, the judicial police officer may be authorised, by any means, by the public prosecutor or by the investigating judge to seize, at the advanced expense of the Treasur…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

I.- Human induced pluripotent stem cells are cells which do not originate from an embryo and which are capable of multiplying indefinitely and of differentiating into all the cell types which make up…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-75

I. - When it receives a claim for compensation, the guarantee fund shall inform the party presumed responsible for the damage, the prefect, the court seised if legal action has been taken by the owner…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-7

The diploma, training period and professional examination conditions provided for in articles R. 421-1 and R. 421-1-1 do not apply to persons who have successfully completed a course of study and, whe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6314-7

The local authority may make inter vivos transfers of landed property located on its territory or of company rights relating thereto subject to a declaration, with the exception of donations in direct…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-7

I. - The following are part of the public external fire defence service for which the communes are responsible pursuant to article L. 2225-2, or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation wh…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-7

For municipalities and their public administrative establishments that have opted to vote their budget by function, the budget items correspond:a) Investment section:- for operations that can be broke…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-7

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall identify the beneficial owner of the business relationship in accordance with the procedures defined in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-77

The authorisation referred to in article R. 5132-74 may only be granted to a natural person. In the companies mentioned in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1, authorisation may be requested for the phar…

AI translation · Updated 1 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