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 10211030 of 37670 articles for Art. s. L. 145-48 & L. 145-50

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-4

For the application of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-6

For the application of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L612-4

For the application of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-19

…except in the case of an urban community or a metropolis, under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1, with the consent of the deliberative body of the establishment. In the absence of an a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-7

…the trader has not reimbursed the sums paid by the consumer within the period indicated in article L. 217-17, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no la…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Delivery, supply and transfer of risk

Article L241-4

…der has not reimbursed all of the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in article L. 216-7, this sum is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later than fourteen day…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-36

…nce of an agreement, overtime worked in excess of the legal weekly working hours set out in article L. 3121-27 or the working hours considered to be equivalent give rise to an increase in pay of 25% f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-64

…Failing representatives of the general body appointed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 228-50 and L. 228-51, the first meeting is opened under the provisional chairmanship of the holde…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-9

Any person other than those referred to in article L. 4741-1 who, through his or her own fault, fails to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4321-2, L. 4321-3, L. 4411-1, L. 4411-2, L. 4411-6, L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…aw n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2 and L. 541-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table…

AI translation · Updated 7 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