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 34413450 of 52395 articles for Art. s. 1

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1-2

…nnection or data relating to the terminal equipment used mentioned in 3° of II bis of article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code or the traffic and location data mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-11

Any notification is deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° Either to the organisation for the defence and management of the geographical indication mentioned in article L. 721-4;2° Or to the authoris…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5124-1

Unless it is an offence of fraud, as defined and punished by article 313-1, 5° of article 313-2 andarticle 313-3 of the French Criminal Code, fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain the benefit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-18

I. - It is prohibited to assign young people to work likely to generate exposure to levels 1, 2 and 3 of asbestos fibre dust as defined in article R. 4412-98. II. - The prohibition mentioned in I may…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-1

I. - The personal training account of the employee referred to in article L. 6323-11-1 who has worked at least half of the legal or contractual working time over the year is topped up by 800 euros for…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

Appendix 13-8 Table 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its r…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article A811-1

…des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires established, pursuant to Article R. 811-6, by the bureau of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judic…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-1-3

…lating to the communication of court decisions and accounting documents provided for in articles R. 123-154 à R. 123-154-1of the Commercial Code and the provisions concerning the declaration of inform…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-18

Articles R. 622-2 to R. 622-5-1, excluding article R. 622-4-1, are applicable to the receivership proceedings.The registrar shall inform the person responsible for carrying out the inventory of its ap…

AI translation · Updated 5 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