Important Civil Codes
The following is the list of national or regional civil codes by alphabetic order of names of countries or regions:
| Country/Region | Name | Year of Promulgation | Status | Note | |||
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| Austria | Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch | 1812 | In force | ||||
| Bavaria | Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis | 1756 | Defunct | ||||
| Brazil | Código Civil (Civil Code) | 2002 | In force | • Replaced the previous 1916 Civil Code • Official text in Portuguese |
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| Catalonia | Codi civil de Catalunya (Civil Code of Catalonia) | • First Book: 2002
• Second Book: 2010 • Third Book: 2008 • Fourth Book: 2008 • Fifth Book: 2006 • Sixth Book: Pending approval |
• Replaced the Compilation of the Civil Law of Catalonia, several special laws and two partial codes • See First, Third and Fifth Books in English |
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| Chile | Código Civil (Civil Code) | • Promulgation: 1855
• Entry into force: 1857, 1 January |
Drafted mostly by Andrés Bello and the basis of the codes of Colombia, Ecuador and other Latin American countries | ||||
| Czech Republic | Občanský zákoník (Civil Code) | 1964 | • Valid till 31 December 2013 • Large amendments after 1989 |
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| Denmark | Codex Holmiensis | 1241 | Defunct | ||||
| Egypt | Egyptian Civil Code | 1948 | In force | ||||
| France | Code civil des Français (French Civil Code) | 1804 | Later "Code Napoléon" and today "Code civil" | ||||
| Germany | Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (Civil Code) | 1900 | |||||
| Greece | Αστικός Κώδικας (Civil Code) | 1946 | |||||
| Italy | Codice Civile (Civil Code) | 1942 | |||||
| Indonesia | Burgerlijke Wetboek (Civil Code) | 1848 | |||||
| Japan | Civil Code (民法, Minpō) | • Parts 1-3: 1896
• Parts 4-5: 1898 |
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| Louisiana | Civil Code of the State of Louisiana | 1825 | |||||
| Mesopotamia | Code of Hammurabi | ca. 1780 BC | Defunct | ||||
| Netherlands | Burgerlijk Wetboek (Civil Code) | 1838 | In force | Restatement (in its entirety) completed in 1992 (replacing the Napoleonic based code with a Pandectist) | |||
| Philippines | Civil Code of the Philippines | 1950 | Replacing the "Civil Code of Spain" which had been in force from 1889 to 1949 | ||||
| Poland | Kodeks cywilny (Civil Code) | • Promulgation: 23 April 1964
• Entry into force: 1 January 1965 |
Official text in Polish | ||||
| Portugal | Código Civil (Civil Code) | 1966 | |||||
| Prussia | Allgemeines Landrecht (General Law of the Land) | 1794 | Defunct | An incredibly casuistic, and thus unsuccessful, code of 11000 sections | |||
| Quebec | Civil Code of Lower Canada, repealed and replaced by Civil Code of Québec |
• The former: 1865
• The latter: 1994 |
In force | ||||
| Romania | Civil Code of Romania | 2011 | Replaced the Civil Code of 1864 | ||||
| Serbia | Грађански законик (Građanski zakonik, Civil Code) | 1844 | Drafted by Jovan Hadžić | ||||
| Spain | Código Civil (Civil Code) | 1889 | |||||
| Switzerland | Zivilgesetzbuch (Civil Code) | 1907 | |||||
| Thailand | Civil and Commercial Code | • Books 1-2:
1923 (promulgation), 1925 (entry into force) • Book 3: 1925 • Book 4: 1930 • Book 5: 1935 • Book 6: 1935 |
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| Ukraine | Civil Code of Ukraine | 2004 | |||||
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