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 17611770 of 52395 articles for Art. s. 1

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1452

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Workers who do contract work for private individuals, or on their behalf and with materials belonging to them, whether or not they have a sign o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-13

The processing mentioned in article 230-12 may contain data on persons, without age limitation: 1° Against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-17

The declaration includes: 1° The company name of the legal entity or the name of the sole trader and their address ; 2° The address of the main establishment of the legal entity or the sole trader and…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-1

No person may practise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife unless he or she is : 1° The holder of a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Resignation

Article R1237-13

…abandoned his post and intends to invoke the presumption of resignation provided for in article L. 1237-1-1 shall give him formal notice, by registered letter or by letter delivered personally agains…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial and prudential rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds

Article A385-1

I. - The preference shares included in the solvency margin referred to in 1° of I of article R. 385-1 must meet the following conditions:a) These securities carry financial rights defined by the artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

The following constitute an offence subject to administrative sanction: 1° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of medical biology examinations with a view to establishing a prenatal diag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R937-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in Appendix 7-1 to this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in Appendix 9-1 to this book".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R947-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in appendix 7-1 of this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in appendix 9-1 of this book".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R957-1

In article R. 721-2, the words: "in the table in appendix 7-1 of this book" are replaced by the words: "in the table in appendix 9-1 of this book".

AI translation · Updated 4 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