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 9911000 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-1

…s and of a therapeutic proposal based on multidisciplinary consultation in accordance with the care guidelines defined by the Institut National du Cancer in application of 2° of Article L. 1415-2 and…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147

…rson detained for a temporary leave, with regard to the conditions set out in articles D. 143 to D. 145, is not an obstacle to the granting of an escorted exit permit. The sentence enforcement court,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4311-55

…ge responsible for the public sector. Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 and article L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only nurses who have been registered on the roll for at least t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-37

…electric or rechargeable hybrid vehicles or dockside vessels, as well as gas or hydrogen refuelling points for vehicles or vessels, or set up a service including the creation, maintenance and operatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-2

…nia if the territory is exposed to consequences on land, to divert this vessel or to direct it to a point of entry into the territory that he designates. "III - For its application in French Polynesia…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-20

Performance of the debtor's obligations may be suspended, particularly in the event of dismissal, by order of the protection litigation judge under the conditions set out in Article 1343-5 of the Civi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-49

Between two renewals, at the nearest general meeting and no later than two months following the vacancy, a replacement shall be provided for any member of the bureau, even if this item has not been in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-10

Communes all or part of whose territory is included in a sanitation agglomeration whose populations and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of more than 120 kg p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 7-3

…appel de Basse-TerreGuadeloupeBasse-TerreBasse-TerreResort of the tribunal judiciaire de Basse-TerrePointe-à-PitrePointe-à-PitreRessort of the judicial court of Pointe-à-PitreCayenne Court of AppealGu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: General conditions of work, access and movement at a height

Article R4323-67

Workstations for work at height must be accessible in complete safety. The most appropriate means of access to these workstations is chosen taking into account the frequency of traffic, the height to…

AI translation · Updated 3 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