The Code Pénal: key dates

Period : Directory / 1st Empire
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This timeline forms part of our close-up on: the Code Pénal.

Code Civil (2281 articles)

Work begun on 12 August, 1800

Promulgated on 21 March, 1804

Code de procédure civile (1042 articles)

Work begun on 22 March, 1802

Promulgated on 21 March, 1804

Code de commerce (648 articles)

Work begun on 3 April, 1801

Promulgated on 20 September, 1807

Code d’instruction criminelle (643 articles)

Work begun on 28 March, 1801

Promulgated on 27 November, 1808

Code pénal (484 articles)

Work begun on 28 March, 1801

Promulgated on 22 February, 1810

Code rural (273 articles)

Work begun on 19 May, 1808

Project completed in July 1814

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