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 (département), Jura, he pursued the profession of an advocate. He was admitted to the Bar association, bar of the ...

and his brother Armand in 1845. Dalloz was acquired by

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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 Commercial law (or business law), which is also known by other names such as mercantile law or trade law depending on jurisdiction; is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and organizations engaged in ...

international law International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of Rule of law, rules, norms, Customary law, legal customs and standards that State (polity), states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generall ...

criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and Well-being, welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal l ...

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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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