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 7180 of 37588 articles for Art. L. 512-21

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-29

…3° Products, objects or appliances suitable for falsification in the cases provided for in Articles L. 413-1 and L. 413-2; 4° Goods, objects or appliances recognised as not complying with the laws and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration

Article L512-77

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, the civil liability of directors towards the Regional Mutual or Union and towards third parties shall only arise in the event of a breach of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

…ety Authority and the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety mentioned in article L. 592-38 of the Environment Code;2° To agents reporting to the Minister for Sport mentioned in arti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-7

…sight period must be presented for the underwriter's visa within the time limits set out in article L. 511-15. The sight period runs from the date of the underwriter's signed visa on the Note. Refusal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-106

…which are controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively or jointly within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, by the central body of the savings banks and the banques populaire…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-8

…s obliged to accept under the conditions set out in the penultimate and final paragraphs of Article L. 511-15. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requirements as to good repute

Article L512-4

The provisions set out in I to VI of article L. 322-2 apply to insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and secondary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-15

…apply to the investigation and recording of comparative advertising offences referred to in Article L. 122-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1

…even if they are not incorporated in a form governed by that law.However, the provisions of article L. 236-10 of the Commercial Code do not apply to those of these establishments which have not issued…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-63

…as well as local authorities or public establishments and semi-public companies pursuant to article L. 221-12.

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