Civil codes of France and the countries that followed its model or the Iberian and Italian codes derived from it, in Europe, Latin America and North America: the Napoleonic Code and its heirs in Louisiana, Quebec, Chile, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Romania, Brazil and Argentina. A code belongs here when its cited article describes a civil code of such a country. It excludes German-language, Soviet, East Asian and Islamic codes, which sit in their own groups.
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Wikipedia: Brazilian Civil Code
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The current Brazilian Civil Code (Law 10.406 of January 10, 2002) has been in force since January 11 or 12, 2003, after its one-year vacatio legis.
Burgerlijk Wetboek (Wikipedia)
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The Burgerlijk Wetboek (or BW) is the Civil Code of the Netherlands.
Wikipedia: Chilean Civil Code
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The Civil Code of the Republic of Chile (Código Civil de la República de Chile, also referred to as the Code of Bello) is the work of jurist and legislator Andrés Bello.
Civil and Commercial code of Argentina (Wikipedia)
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The Civil and Commercial Code of the Nation (abbreviated as CCyC, CCC, or CCCN) is the legal body that brings together the foundations of the legal framework in civil and commercial matters in Argentina.
Civil Code of Argentina (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of Argentina was the legal code in force between 1871 and 2015, which formed the foundation of the system of civil law in Argentina.
Civil Code of Catalonia (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of Catalonia (in Catalan: Codi Civil de Catalunya) is the main codified law of civil law in force in Catalonia, adopted in 2002 and organized into six books.
Civil Code of Lower Canada (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of Lower Canada (French: Code civil du Bas-Canada) was a law that was in effect in Lower Canada on 1 August 1866 and remained in effect in Quebec until repealed and replaced by the Civil Code of Quebec on 1 January 1994.
Wikipedia: Civil Code of Quebec
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The Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ; French: Code civil du Québec, pronounced [kɔd sivil dy kebɛk]) is the civil code in force in the Canadian province of Quebec, which came into effect on January 1, 1994.
Civil Code of Romania (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of Romania (Codul civil al României, commonly referred to as Noul Cod Civil, the New Civil Code, officially Law no.
Civil Code of Spain (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of Spain (Spanish: Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 (Spanish: Real Decreto de 24 de julio de 1889) is the law that regulates the major aspects of Spanish civil law.
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The Civil Code of Spain (Spanish: Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 (Spanish: Real Decreto de 24 de julio de 1889) is the law that regulates the major aspects of Spanish civil law.
View the SourceGoa Civil Code (Wikipedia)
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The Goa Civil Code, also called the Goa Family Law, is the set of civil laws that governs the residents of the Indian state of Goa.
Italian Civil Code (Wikipedia)
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The Italian Civil Code (Italian: Codice civile) is the civil code of Italy, a collection of norms regulating private law.
Louisiana Civil Code (Wikipedia)
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The Louisiana Civil Code (LCC) constitutes the core of private law in the State of Louisiana.
Napoleonic Code (Wikipedia)
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The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since its inception.
Wikipedia: Portuguese Civil Code
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The current Portuguese Civil Code (Portuguese: Código Civil) was approved on 26 November 1966 and entered into force on 1 June 1967.
Uruguayan Civil Code (Wikipedia)
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The Civil Code of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: Código Civil de la República Oriental del Uruguay) is a systematic collection of Uruguayan laws designed to comprehensively deal with the core areas of private law such as for dealing with business and negligence lawsuits and practices.
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