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 43214330 of 64163 articles for Art. II-1°

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General characteristics

Article R8295-1

Within the union of funds mentioned in article R. 8291-2 , an automated processing system for personal information is created, called the "Professional Identification Card Information System" (SI-CIP)…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-1

To carry out the missions provided for in article L. 1424-2, the territorial organisation of a fire and rescue service is based on the fire and rescue centres, operational units mainly responsible for…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, in the emergency situations provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5

Article R1245-12

The application for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by any mean…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-10

The Commission gives its opinion within two months of the date on which the draft regulations and their impact statement are sent to it by the Minister for Sport.At its reasoned request, the federatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-11

The Minister responsible for sport notifies the federation concerned of the opinion of the commission examining federal regulations relating to sports facilities, accompanied, where applicable, by the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-12

Termination of the business due to force majeure releases the employer from the obligation to respect the notice period and to pay the redundancy compensation provided for in article L. 1234-9.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cases of force majeure.

Article L1234-13

When the permanent employment contract is terminated as a result of an event of force majeure, the employee is entitled to compensation equal to that which would have resulted from the application of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-12

I. - The cinema licence is accompanied by one of the following classification measures:1° Authorisation of screening for all audiences ; 2° Prohibition on showing to minors under twelve years of age;…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-13

Without prejudice to the classification measure that accompanies its issue, the cinematographic exhibition licence may be accompanied by a warning, intended to inform the viewer, about the content or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-14

The decision by the Minister for Culture to issue a visa with a warning or a specific performance ban, or to refuse the visa, must state the reasons on which it is based.

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