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 16111620 of 18902 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 Sept. 2009 – no. 08-17.611

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Local taxes, fees and charges

Article L2573-46

…the application of Article L. 2333-78 : 1° The date of: "1 January 1993" is replaced by: "1 January 2009". 2° The words: ", pursuant to II of Article 1520 and a of Article 1609 nonies A ter of the Gen…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-1

In the absence of a conciliation mission or in the event of its failure, the commission may, at the request of the debtor and after having given the parties the opportunity to provide their observatio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-62

Cooperative banks are authorised to increase their capital by capitalising reserves. They are authorised to pay interest on their capital ensuring a return at most equal to the average rate of fixed-r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3133-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets out the arrangements for the Solidarity Day. This agreement may provide for : 1° Working on a public holida…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1146

The divorce agreement and its annexes shall be sent to the notary, at the request of the parties, by the most diligent lawyer, for filing in the notary's minutes, within seven days of the date on whic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

…pointed by the most representative organisations of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service; 3° Thr…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-32

Notice of the hearing is sent to the parties at least thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

…sion of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 of Act No. 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 amending the Finance Act for 2012.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

…r of 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 November 1991 on the health and safety rules applicable to swimming pools and landscaped bathing…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article D7121-38

…nel employed on an intermittent basis in the companies mentioned in articles D. 7121-28 and D. 7121-29. This fund distributes the costs resulting from the granting of paid leave among these companies.

AI translation · Updated 1 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