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 431440 of 26067 articles for Art. Physical delivery two-event rule

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-28

…2131-20. This notice shall mention its purpose, its duration and the procedures for accessing the rules governing it. It shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 269

1 The chargeable event for the tax occurs:a) At the time when the supply, the intra-Community acquisition of goods or the provision of services is carried out;a bis) For supplies other than those refe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to seriou…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

When an employee representing a chamber of agriculture has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local representative and former local representative

Article L2411-8

Local representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also required during the six months following the expiry of the local representative's…

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

Article A331-1-1

Applications for the declaration or authorisation of sporting events as provided for in articles R. 331-6 and R. 331-20 of this code are submitted to the competent local authority in electronic format…

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

Article A331-1

The value of the prizes provided for in the first paragraph of I of article L. 331-5, above which the organisation of the sporting event is, under the conditions specified by the said article, subject…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article R5125-46

…products mentioned in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5141-2, with the exception of those subject to the rules governing poisonous substances.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article R5125-45

Any production or dispensing by a pharmacist of a magistral or officinal preparation is immediately recorded in a register book or by any appropriate system. Each transcription or record includes a di…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article R5125-46-1

The dispensing pharmacist may inform the operator, in particular via the emergency call centres or any equivalent system mentioned in article R. 5124-49-1, of supply shortages of the medicinal product…

AI translation · Updated 2 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