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 17611770 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R6332-6

Approval may be withdrawn when a skills operator no longer satisfies the conditions set out in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article R. 6332-4. Approval is withdrawn when the skills operator no longer satisfie…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-63

The following are considered to be preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works:1° Sums paid by production companies in return for options or assignments relating to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-6

For each protest of which a copy has been received, the court clerk shall also draw up a sheet containing the following information: the surname in capital letters, forenames, company or business name…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-6

Subject to inadmissibility being raised ex officio by the Institute and to the cases of suspension or closure of the proceedings provided for respectively in Articles R. 716-9 and R. 716-11, the appli…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

In all the cases provided for in articles L. 163-2 to L. 163-4-1 and L. 163-7, the court may order the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for in article 131-26 of the Crimin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

The execution of a European arrest warrant shall be refused in the following cases:1° If the acts for which it was issued could be prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-6

For the application of article L. 751-2 in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, are not applicable:1° The reference to paragraph 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° The last pa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article A311-6

I.-When carrying out the assessment referred to in Articles L. 311-11 and R. 311-7, the resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall examine : 1° The ability of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-6

The provisions of articles L. 1225-4, L. 1225-4-3 and L. 1225-5 do not prevent the expiry of a fixed-term employment contract.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-6

The rules of priority and precedence provided for in article L. 5125-20 are assessed among applications for the creation or transfer of a pharmacy or the grouping of pharmacies in the same municipalit…

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