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 621630 of 46074 articles for Art. II

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-18

The High Council shall publish on its website the list referred to in II of article L. 822-1. It is updated monthly to take account of new registrations and any other changes to the information it con…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-1

…and the total number of men, among the nine members of the Board and the person mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 241-1, is reduced as much as possible in order to obtain an equal number of women a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-5

…behalf of right holders and distributed among them by one or more organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-156

…east one doctor who is a member of the medical team meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° of I and II of article D. 6124-155. However, the permanence and continuity of care may be ensured, outside of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. In article L. 1211-8, the words: "L. 1211-2 to L. 1211-6" are replaced by the words:…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R279

…the application of in article R. 49-8-4 in New Caledonia, the reference "to the first paragraph of II of article 529-4" is replaced by the reference "to article 850-1".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Public training establishments

Article D112-3

…nautiques. They exercise their powers under the conditions set out in Chapter I of Title I of Book II. II - The local public training establishments in the fields of sport, youth and popular educatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2

In this section, "the owner" refers to the persons defined in II and III of article R. 1334-14.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the duties of director of an establishment or service for the care of young children may be carried out by : 1° A person holding a State diploma as a doctor of medi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-156

…applicable, as part of the shared medical project of the regional hospital grouping referred to in II of Article L. 6132-1, the possibility of transferring any patient whose state of health so requir…

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