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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