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 201210 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-6

Transfer periods are deducted in full from the length of the sentence served in France..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-6

…ced person and obtaining the opinion of the coordinating doctor, decide in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-8 to terminate the socio-judicial supervision involving a treatment o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-7

Each of the parties has a right of withdrawal. This right is exercised within a period of fifteen clear days starting one clear day after the date of signature of the contractual termination agreement…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-7

…ns in a case in which he or she or a legal entity in which he or she has held a position or mandate during the three years prior to the deliberation has had an interest or represented an interested pa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-7

…ercise in an economic activity. No member may sit on the committee unless he/she has submitted this duly completed form to the chairman of the committee. Any member who fails to fulfil the obligations…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-6

If the application is incomplete, the Prefect, within fifteen days of receipt of the application, will invite the interested party, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to provide add…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R*761-6

The competent administrative authority in the cases provided for in 1° of article R.* 732-3 is the State representative.However, the competent administrative authority in these cases is the Minister o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R*612-73-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 612-73-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-7

Where it appears that, despite the sending of the reasoned opinion, the content that constituted the means of committing the offences referred to inArticle 67 D-6 has not been made inaccessible, the a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-6

…an action plan to help maintain or improve the quality of the part of this resource used for the production of water intended for human consumption. This plan applies to all or part of the catchment a…

AI translation · Updated 8 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