French Civil Code
The code carries the general law of obligations: negotiation and formation of contract, pre-contractual information, consent, performance and non-performance, civil liability and limitation. It applies where no special rule does.
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Reference
- Reference
- Code civil, LEGITEXT000006070721
- Area
- Contract, sale and consumer
- Supervision
- Ministère de la Justice
- Publisher
- Légifrance
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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Related acts
- French Consumer CodeCode de la consommation, LEGITEXT000006069565
- French Commercial CodeCode de commerce, LEGITEXT000005634379
- Act of 27 March 2017 on the duty of vigilance of parent and instructing companiesLoi n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017
- French Labour CodeCode du travail, LEGITEXT000006072050
- French Social Security CodeCode de la sécurité sociale, LEGITEXT000006073189
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