Civil Code - Important Civil Codes

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
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

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

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

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

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repealed and replaced by Civil Code of Québec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

Ukraine Civil Code of Ukraine 2004

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