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 301310 of 52395 articles for Art. s. 1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of the seventh paragraph of Article L. 1142-17, the following are eligible for compensation under national solidarity schemes: 1° Damage resulting from nosocomial i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4331-1-1

…ists employed by a service provider and equipment distributor within the meaning of article D. 5232-1 or by a medical device manufacturer within the meaning of article L. 5211-3-1.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-1-1

Where the statements, tables or documents referred to in Article L. 355-1 are based on accounting data, the balances of the accounts used by the company must relate to them, either directly or by aggr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-152

I.- Pursuant to articles L. 1333-5, L. 1333-15 and L. 1333-16, this section defines, in particular, the conditions under which radioactive sources, electrical equipment emitting ionising radiation and…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-105

…ect to a condition of seniority in the company and under the conditions laid down in this section : 1° Either to leave ; 2° or to a period of part-time work. Seniority acquired in any other company of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2223-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 2223-1, municipalities with a population of more than 2,000 and those that belong, in whole or in part, to an urban area with a population of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-14

Article L. 2141-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations to the authorities

Article R6223-1

…bour Inspectorate, the mission responsible for educational supervision referred to in article R. 6251-1 or the bodies responsible for filing the apprenticeship contract, the documents needed to certif…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

I.-A trading venue is a regulated market within the meaning of Article L. 421-1, a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the mean…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-2

It is forbidden for any person to: 1° Prescribing, administering, applying, transferring or offering to athletes, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more substances or methods mentioned i…

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