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 22812290 of 45497 articles for Art. Loi 2019-222 du 23-3-2019

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1451-3

Where a court is called upon to rule in industrial tribunal matters, claims shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of this Title. In the event of an appeal, the pro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Conciliation and Referral Office, Judgement Office and Summary Jurisdiction Division

Article R1423-35

Depending on the case, the adjudication committee comprises:1° In its ordinary composition as referred to in Article L. 1423-12, two councillors representing employers and two councillors representing…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-38

…manages the registry's staff. He allocates and assigns them to the council's departments. In the industrial tribunals mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-1 of the Code of Judicial Org…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-3

The clerk's office notifies the claimant by any means of the place, date and time of the meeting of the conciliation and referral office or of the hearing when the preliminary conciliation does not ap…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-3

Employment tribunal proceedings are oral.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the case

Article R1454-3

…visors to prepare the case for hearing. The decision sets a time limit for the performance of their duties.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-31

Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article D1462-3

The final jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal is 5,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-3

…mployer and an employee councillor in accordance with the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-3

Article R. 1221-2 6° does not apply to Mayotte.

AI translation · Updated 5 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