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Napoleonic Code

The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since its inception. Although Napoleon himself was not…

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Code civil
Effective
21 March 1804 (1804-03-21)
Enacted by
Corps législatif
Introduced by
Jacques de Maleville Jean Portalis Félix Bigot de Préameneu François Tronchet
Signed by
First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
Territorial extent
France

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related to Napoleonic reforms · 33
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related to Codes in other countries · 18
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related to Prior codification attempts · 18
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related to history · 7
Napoleonic Code → Corpus Juris Civilis, French, Institutes, Justinian's, Roman, The, The Institutes
Citation · 1
Napoleonic Code → Code civil
Effective · 1
Napoleonic Code → 21 March 1804 (1804-03-21)
Enacted by · 1
Napoleonic Code → Corps législatif
Introduced by · 1
Napoleonic Code → Jacques de Maleville Jean Portalis Félix Bigot de Préameneu François Tronchet
Signed by · 1
Napoleonic Code → First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleonic CodeSigned byFirst Consul Napoleon Bonaparte1.00infobox
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