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 39613970 of 44393 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-3-2020 n° 19-10.245

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-34-3

For the purposes of 2° of I of Article L. 612-35-1 and subject to the third paragraph of this Article, the police measures ordered by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be publ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-3

The grants from the investment aid fund provided for in article L. 1424-36-1 are distributed each year between the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services and the commune of Marseille on…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-38

I. - When a company mentioned in article L. 1233-71 proceeds with a mass redundancy or a collective agreement termination mentioned in article L. 1237-19, the prefect(s) in the department(s) of the em…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D153-3

The following provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the tabl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3-1

The accused must appear before the assize court ruling on the appeal of the public prosecution within one year from either the appeal, if the accused is detained, or the date on which the accused was…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…de hasard en ligne or by the company holding exclusive rights mentioned a ̀ l'article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à ̀ la croissance et a ̀ la transformation des entreprises.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

With regard to the disabled, adjustments have been made to the provisions of articles : 1° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions for forming an apprenticeship contract ; 2° L. 6222-7 to L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D152-3

The following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D157-3

The following provisions are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 7 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