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 11311140 of 70631 articles for Art. I-1 and I-2

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-15-1

I. - The military ports mentioned in article R. 3223-61 of the French Defence Code and the military airfields on a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Defence are points of entry subject to the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Role of the Government Commissioner

Article R2135-20

For the application of the provisions of the fourth paragraph of II of Article L. 2135-15, the Government Commissioner has a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of the deliberation of t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-22

…tions referred to in Article L. 2135-12, for each of the missions referred to in Article L. 2135-11 and for each of the resources defined in Article L. 2135-10.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-21

The fund's annual report provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 is published on the association's website.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Use of credits by organisations

Article R2135-26

…not been committed by a beneficiary organisation during the financial year are returned to the fund and added to the total amount of appropriations of the same type that may be allocated for the follo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities in the area of policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care

Article R6144-2

…s medical committee helps to draw up a policy for the continuous improvement of the quality, safety and appropriateness of care, particularly with regard to :1° Comprehensive and coordinated risk mana…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…cate of no dispute 27.66 € 8 Notification to the debtor of the seizure for sale carried out in the hands of a third party holder 32.98 € 9 Notification of opposition to the first distraining creditor…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-1

…of its portfolio as referred to in article L. 214-7 to a management company. The registered office and head office of the management company are located in France. However, they may be located in ano…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-1

…l fund is set up at the initiative of a management company, which is responsible for its management and chooses a custodian for the fund's assets. This company draws up the fund rules.The registered o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-24

…th the procedures laid down by the authority, by electronic transmission. It shall include:the name and address of the applicant, as well as, where applicable, its articles of association and the mand…

AI translation · Updated 7 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