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 13511360 of 30748 articles for Art. R 315-40

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-43

Before the end of each year, the President of the National Council shall send to the Minister of Justice, the list of the members of each profession that the Council's Bureau has designated as being s…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission to Pôle emploi of a nominative list of beneficiaries of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation aux adultes handicapés (disabled adults' allowance)

Article R5312-36

The rights of access and rectification provided for by articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the body respo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-42

The programming commitments mentioned in 1° of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-44

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 6153-2 and those of articles R. 6153-3 to R. 6153-7, R. 6153-12 to R. 6153-19 and R. 6153-21 to R. 6153-24 apply to students acting as i…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20-1

Placed under the authority of the departmental director of fire and rescue services, the agents occupying the posts mentioned in 3° and 4° of article R. 1424-19 ensure the management of their sub-dire…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-41

The derogations provided for in Article R. 1321-40 concern the values of the following parameters:1° With regard to 2°:a) Colouring (after simple filtration) ;b) (Repealed) ;c) Sulphates ;d) Nitrates…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-12

Within a period of one month from the last of the notifications provided for in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the person lodging the appeal shall submit, against a receipt or by regist…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-22

When the decision rejecting the plan has become final and the provisions of the second or third paragraph of Article L. 622-10 have not been applied, the court shall refer the matter to itself for the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-38

The Regional Sports Conference draws up and adopts the territorial sports project mentioned in article L. 112-14. It adopts its own rules of procedure. It may set up thematic committees, notably on th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-15

For activities covered by I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, with the exception of long-term care units and establishments covered by I of article L. 313-12 of the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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