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 7180 of 27866 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-10-2012 n° 11-21.646

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R*113-10

Where a policy provides for the insurer to cancel the contract after a claim, the cancellation may only take effect at the end of a period of one month from the date of notification to the insured. An…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-11

Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations fall within the jurisdiction of the courts under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-11

On pain of nullity, the companies participating in a merger operation are required to file a declaration with the clerk of the judicial court in which, on the one hand, they describe all the acts carr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-11

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to take the technical examination to qualify for certain judicial police duties.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R23-112-10

The Minister responsible for labour shall set the timetable for the appointment of the members of the cross-industry regional joint committees and for their establishment by order. The order also sets…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-11

Transfers of funds from refunds due to overpayments to local authority creditors are ordered by the local authority president, who issues a transfer order..

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-11

The operating result is the surplus or deficit for the year. For the purposes of appropriation, it is combined with the previous result carried forward, excluding any outstanding commitments.Outstandi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-11

When a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination of substances is withdrawn from the list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities, any registration of traditional herbal m…

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