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 10911100 of 61155 articles for Art. L. 145-17-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R5522-17

For the application of article R. 5134-171 in Mayotte, 1° to 3° are replaced by 1° and 2° as follows: " 1° The director of the Mayotte university training and research centre, or his representative; "…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regulations attached to agreements.

Article R6142-17

The directors of the training and research units and the general manager of the university hospital centre are each responsible for the application of the regulations provided for in article R. 6142-1…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-17

When it is established that the operating conditions of the laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding the aut…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article D6431-17

In addition to those set out in article L. 6431-10, the Director is responsible for the following tasks: 1° In charge of relations with the supervisory authorities, the Territory's High Administrator…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-17

…rity organisations and the health, safety and working conditions organisations mentioned in article L. 4643-1. They are chosen in consultation with the workers.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

Deeds and formalities relating to judicial partition and judicial voluntary sales give rise to the collection of fees in accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formali…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-17

…he same category with the same mathematical provision. For the contracts mentioned in 1° of Article L. 143-1, whether or not they have been underwritten by an insurance company within the framework of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-17

…umber of contributors established by the most recent representativeness survey mentioned in Article L. 162-33 for the professions for which it is available; 2° The number of subscribers of each of the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to difficult and low-budget cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article D331-17

For the application of VII of article 220 sexies of the General Tax Code: 1° For cinematographic works: a) A difficult work is a director's first or second work; b) A low-budget work is one whose tota…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-17

Each committee has its headquarters in a public establishment with whose legal representative the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the Data Protection Committee enter into an agreeme…

AI translation · Updated 6 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