In the tradition of the civil law, codes are the basis of all French law.
Unoffical versions are also available.
Paper copies of these five French codes are available in the International Legal Studies Section of the Harvard Law School Library. There are numerous other codes covering specific subjects. Many of these are available in the International Legal Studies section of the Harvard Law School Library. Again, these materials are arranged according to the Moody classification system, so a review of the ILS guide Using the Moody Classification System can assist the researcher to find subject specific codes. The results of this search will list the French intellectual property codes which are located at ILS, including any annotated codes.