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 15011510 of 69509 articles for Art. L 442-1 I 2°

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-23

Before and after his leave, the employee is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L234-2

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the statutory auditor shall ask the manager, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, for explanations of the facts referred to in the first par…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

I. - The articles of association or fund rules of a feeder UCITS stipulate that at least 85% of its assets must be invested in shares or units of a single master UCITS or sub-fund thereof. A feeder UC…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-2

For the application of Articles L. 450-8 and L. 450-10, the words: "mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1" are replaced by the words: "sworn in from New Caledonia".For the application of Article L. 450-…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-2

Only the following may issue savings bonds1° Credit institutions ;2° Natural persons and companies that operate as traders and have drawn up the balance sheet for their first financial year.Savings bo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I to the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words:…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands:1° In article L. 3112-3, the word "other" is deleted;2° In article L. 3113-1, the words "mentione…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article L. 3112-3, the word: "other" is deleted;2° In article L. 3113-1, the words: "mentioned in art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-2

I. - Article L. 2111-1, the first paragraph of Article L. 2112-1, the articles L. 2112-2 to L. 2112-5-1 and the articles L. 2112-7 to L. 2112-12 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subj…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

I.-For the application of articles L. 2334-7, L. 2531-13, L. 3334-3 and L. 3335-4, the share of actual operating revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are d…

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