Commercial Code (1807)
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The Commercial Code of 1807 is a foundational French legal code enacted under Napoleon that systematically regulated commercial and business activities and influenced commercial law in many other countries.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French statute
ⓘ
Napoleonic code ⓘ commercial code ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote economic activity through legal clarity
ⓘ
to unify commercial legislation in France ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
commercial companies
ⓘ
commercial transactions in France ⓘ merchants ⓘ |
| characteristic |
increased legal certainty in commerce
ⓘ
systematic codification of commercial law ⓘ uniform rules for commercial transactions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1807 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | French legal commissions under Napoleon ⓘ |
| enactedUnder | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
business law
ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | later revised French Commercial Codes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | French commercial courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
commercial law in Europe
ⓘ
commercial law in Latin America ⓘ commercial law in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancien Régime commercial ordinances
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ordonnance de commerce (1673) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordonnance de la marine (1681) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | codified statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic codification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
bankruptcy
ⓘ
business transactions ⓘ commercial activities ⓘ commercial companies ⓘ commercial contracts ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French Civil Code (1804)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Code of Civil Procedure (1806) NERFINISHED ⓘ French Penal Code (1810) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
commercial courts
ⓘ
merchant status ⓘ private commercial law ⓘ |
| title | Code de commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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