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 12011210 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-47

…article L. 212-28, to which the exhibitor issuing the formula commits, serves as the basi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-50

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-37

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-68

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-19

The borrower may withdraw without giving reasons within a period of fourteen completed calendar days from the day of acceptance of the offer of a credit agreement including the information provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-6

…t or the right to withdraw in accordance with articles 5-5 and 5-6 of the above-mentioned decree of 28 May 1982.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-70

A local investment fund : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights and in the int…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Recording of offences.

Article 453

…the rank of controller ; 3° the judicial police officers and customs officers mentioned in article 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Reports drawn up by the judicial police officers and customs…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-10

Personalised assistance to return to work may be awarded to recipients of the active solidarity income who are required to comply with the obligation set out in…

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