Statutes
Code de Commerce (Commercial Code)
Introduction The Code de Commerce is the French Commercial Code that governs commercial activities, business organizations, and insolvency proceedings. It codifies the law applicable to commerçants …
Code de l'Environnement (Environmental Code)
Introduction The Code de l’Environnement codifies French environmental law. The Code consolidates legislation on water protection, air quality, waste management, biodiversity, environmental …
Code de la Consommation (Consumer Code)
Introduction The Code de la Consommation codifies French consumer protection law. The Code provides comprehensive protections for consumers in transactions with professionals, including rights of …
Code de la Propriete Intellectuelle (Intellectual Property Code)
Introduction The Code de la Propriete Intellectuelle (CPI) codifies French intellectual property law. The Code covers literary and artistic property (droit d’auteur), industrial property …
Code de la Securite Sociale (Social Security Code)
Introduction The Code de la Securite Sociale codifies French social security law. The Code establishes the comprehensive social insurance system covering health insurance, old-age pensions, family …
Code du Travail (Labor Code)
Introduction The Code du Travail is the comprehensive French labor code that governs individual employment relationships, collective bargaining, and workplace health and safety. The Code reflects …
Code General des Impots (General Tax Code)
Introduction The Code General des Impots (CGI) is the primary French tax code, governing income tax (impot sur le revenu), corporate tax (impot sur les societes), value-added tax (TVA), and various …
French Administrative Law Codes: Codification of Public Law
French administrative law represents a distinct legal tradition founded on the principle that disputes involving public authorities are subject to special rules administered by separate administrative …
French Code of Administrative Justice (Code de Justice Administrative)
The Code de Justice Administrative The Code de justice administrative (CJA) codifies the procedural rules governing litigation before the French administrative courts. Created by the loi du 8 février …
Loi pour une Republique Numerique (Digital Republic Act)
Introduction The Loi pour une Republique Numerique (Digital Republic Act) of 2016 is a landmark French law addressing digital rights, data protection, and internet governance. The law modernizes …
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen), adopted by the National Assembly on 26 August 1789, is the founding document of French …
The French Civil Code
The French Civil Code (Code civil), originally enacted in 1804 as the Code Napoléon, is the principal codification of French private law. It governs personal status, property, obligations, and …
The French Civil Code: History, Structure and Global Influence
The French Civil Code (Code civil), promulgated on 21 March 1804 and originally known as the Code Napoléon, is the foundational codification of French private law. It governs legal relations between …
The French Code of Civil Procedure
The French Code of Civil Procedure (Code de procédure civile) governs the conduct of civil litigation in French courts. Enacted in its current form by Decree No. 75-1123 of 5 December 1975, it …
The French Penal Code
The French Penal Code (Code pénal) is the codification of French criminal law. The current Code, known as the Nouveau Code Pénal, entered into force on 1 March 1994, replacing the original 1810 Penal …