The phrase "of the civil code" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to clarify which specific civil code is being referenced or to provide more context. Example: Article 101 of the civil code states that contracts must be signed by both parties in order to be legally binding.
STEVE COLL: Well there's no section of the civil code to consult.
His treatment of the civil code, for instance, is far more uncritical than it need have been.
Under French law, however, Ms Gas and Dubois could not qualify as spouses since homosexual couples cannot get married (article 144 of the Civil Code).
Current proposals for change affect only the articles of the Civil Code that pertain to marriage in gendered language, and propose "altering the words from 'male' and 'female' to gender-neutral language," Gay Star News reported.
But it did not come up for discussion in a congressional committee until this month, together with other proposals to amend the Family Code, which was passed in 1987 to supplant sections of the Civil Code concerning marriage.
I find that "unauthorised" is usually a good fit because it indicates the nature of the violation (and there has, in fact, been a violation of the civil code) without being pejorative or euphemistic.
According to the civil code of the country pets are things".
All participants gave informed consent to the protocol, which was reviewed and approved by the Joint Ethics Committee of the Regroupement Neuroimagerie Quebec, which follows the guidelines of the Tri-Council Policy Statement of Canada, the civil code of Quebec, the Declaration of Helsinki and the code of Nuremberg.
From a practical point of view, the Civil Code achieved the unification of French civil law.
Three referendums proposed by the conservative groups all passed the 25% threshold, including to enact a special law for same-sex unions instead of amending the civil code.
The Socialist Party (PSOE) manifesto for the 2004 general election included the pledge of amending the Civil Code to legalize same-sex marriage, granting it the same status as heterosexual marriage in order to "ensure full social and legal equality for lesbians and gays".
