The French Codes in The 21st Century
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The French codes - now more than forty in number - are frequently amended, as well as judicially re-interpreted. Therefore, for over a century all of the codes in force have been documented in the annually-revised editions published by Dalloz (Paris, France). These editions consist of thorough annotations, with references to other codes, relevant statutes, judicial decisions (even if unpublished), and international instruments. The basic version of the Civil Code in this form is nearly 3,000 pages in length, whilst the "Méga" version is in both written form and, even more extensively, on CD-ROM. Dalloz editor, Serge Guinchard, constructed the civil procedure versions in 1999 and 2001.
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