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 321330 of 61158 articles for Art. L 145-46-1

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

For the "Creative Infrastructures" group, a maximum of 8 points are allocated as follows: 1° Alternatively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-46

The person responsible for the internal distribution of premises or establishments where water is supplied to the public, such as schools, hospitals and restaurants, must meet the requirements of arti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pharmacists practising in pharmacies and pharmacies for internal use.

Article R4235-46

The provisions of this subsection apply to dispensing pharmacists and, insofar as they concern them, to pharmacists practising in in-house pharmacies and to those practising in all other organisations…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-46

Only health establishments providing the care mentioned in a of 1° of article L. 6111-2 may be authorised, in application of articles L. 6122-1 and L. 6122-2, to carry out care activities relating to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-46

Agents in charge of an agency, establishment, branch or office where families who come to conclude a contract relating to funeral services are received, as well as the managers of a funeral home or cr…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for providing the single copy and the certificate of transferability

Article R2191-46

When the holder of the contract wishes to assign or pledge his claim, he shall inform the purchaser, who shall send him:1° Either a copy of the original contract bearing a statement signed by the purc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article R1511-46

The draft agreement is submitted for an opinion to the regional health mission, which gives its opinion on the consistency between the aid envisaged and that granted, where applicable, by the health i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-46

When a patient requests access to his or her medical records through a doctor, the latter will take account of the patient's interests only and will recuse himself or herself in the event of a conflic…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-46

During their stay in the in-patient sector, the mother and child benefit from the possibility of intervention every day of the year, twenty-four hours a day, including in emergencies, by a paediatrici…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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