Dalloz is a French publisher that specializes in legal matters and is France's main legal publisher. It was founded by

Désiré Dalloz Désiré Dalloz (12 August 1795 – 12 January 1869) was a French jurist, politician and publisher. Life Born in Septmoncel, Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the bar of the Cour royale in 1817, and practiced l ...

and his brother Armand in 1845. Dalloz was acquired by

Groupe de La Cite A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches ...

in 1989. CEP acquired almost complete control of Groupe de La Cite in 1995.

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acquired full ownership of CEP in 1997 and In 1998, Havas was acquired by the company that became

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. Presses de la Cité became part of

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(VUP), which in 2002 was sold to

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. In 2011, Dalloz's turnover amounted to 51,256,788 euros, rising steadily since the creation of the company (except during the war years). Among other collections (Precis dalloz...), Dalloz is known for its encyclopedia of law that covers different branches of law: civil law, business law,

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

, criminal law,

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, etc. Dalloz has published commentary, cases and legislation in a series of bulletins referred to generally as ''Recueil Dalloz''. Reprint from Schmidt Periodicals GmbH
/ref> * ''Recueil Dalloz'' (1945–1964); * ''Recueil Dalloz Sirey de doctrine, de jurisprudence et de législation'' (1965–1996); * ''Recueil Dalloz'' (1997–1999); * ''Recueil le Dalloz'' (1999–) Published weekly. Some topics are now only available online.

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