Les cinq codes ( en, the five codes) was a set of legal codes established under
Napoléon I
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
between 1804 and 1810:
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Code civil'' (1804), the first and best known
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Code de procédure civile'' (1806)
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Code de commerce
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'' (1807)
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Code d’instruction criminelle'' (1808)
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Code pénal
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'' (1810)
Law of France
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