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 38113820 of 41626 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-3-2009 n° 08-11.278

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-3

The resident permit provided for in article L. 424-1, issued to a foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee, is also issued to:1° His or her spouse, partner with whom he or she is in a civ…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

The Minister for the Economy shall set up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspecti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-3

The following are members of the Coordination Commission for Prevention, School Health, Occupational Health and Maternal and Child Protection in Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The Di…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3

Manufacturers, importers, operators, stockists, wholesaler-distributors, wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical products other than medicinal products, wholesale distributors of medicinal plants, wh…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-3

Any technical file accompanying the application for authorisation must include the following information: 1° A list of the persons whom the applicant proposes to authorise to contribute, under his aut…

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

Article R5211-34

For the purposes of placing medical devices other than active implantable medical devices on the market, with the exception of those undergoing clinical investigations and custom-made devices, the man…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-3

Once the Data Protection Committee has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicabl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D7125-33

Any councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana who is in receipt of official allowances and who is unable, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, to effectively carry out his duti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D7227-33

Any councillor to the Assembly of Martinique or any executive councillor in receipt of official allowances and who is unable, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, to effectively…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE - DISCOVERY OF WRECKS - DISAPPEARANCE.

Article L142-3

In the event of the disappearance of an aircraft without any news, the aircraft is deemed to have been lost three months after the date on which the last news was sent. The death of the persons on boa…

AI translation · Updated 8 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