metadata

configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: code_civil
        path: data/code_civil.parquet
      - split: code_de_commerce
        path: data/code_de_commerce.parquet
      - split: code_rural_nouveau
        path: data/code_rural_nouveau.parquet
      - split: code_minier
        path: data/code_minier.parquet
      - split: code_des_instruments_monetaires_et_des_medailles
        path: data/code_des_instruments_monetaires_et_des_medailles.parquet
      - split: code_disciplinaire_et_penal_de_la_marine_marchande
        path: data/code_disciplinaire_et_penal_de_la_marine_marchande.parquet
      - split: code_general_des_collectivites_territoriales
        path: data/code_general_des_collectivites_territoriales.parquet
      - split: code_des_impositions_sur_les_biens_et_services
        path: data/code_des_impositions_sur_les_biens_et_services.parquet
      - split: code_du_domaine_de_l_etat
        path: data/code_du_domaine_de_l_etat.parquet
      - split: code_penitentiaire
        path: data/code_penitentiaire.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_aviation_civile
        path: data/code_de_l_aviation_civile.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_action_sociale_et_des_familles
        path: data/code_de_l_action_sociale_et_des_familles.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_consommation
        path: data/code_de_la_consommation.parquet
      - split: code_general_des_impots_annexe_ii
        path: data/code_general_des_impots_annexe_ii.parquet
      - split: code_des_pensions_militaires_d_invalidite_et_des_victimes_de_guerre
        path: >-
          data/code_des_pensions_militaires_d_invalidite_et_des_victimes_de_guerre.parquet
      - split: code_du_sport
        path: data/code_du_sport.parquet
      - split: code_general_des_impots_annexe_iii
        path: data/code_general_des_impots_annexe_iii.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_famille_et_de_l_aide_sociale
        path: data/code_de_la_famille_et_de_l_aide_sociale.parquet
      - split: >-
          code_de_la_legion_d_honneur_de_la_medaille_militaire_et_de_l_ordre_national_du_merite
        path: >-
          data/code_de_la_legion_d_honneur_de_la_medaille_militaire_et_de_l_ordre_national_du_merite.parquet
      - split: code_rural_et_de_la_peche_maritime
        path: data/code_rural_et_de_la_peche_maritime.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_justice_penale_des_mineurs
        path: data/code_de_la_justice_penale_des_mineurs.parquet
      - split: code_general_de_la_fonction_publique
        path: data/code_general_de_la_fonction_publique.parquet
      - split: code_des_ports_maritimes
        path: data/code_des_ports_maritimes.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_construction_et_de_l_habitation
        path: data/code_de_la_construction_et_de_l_habitation.parquet
      - split: code_de_justice_militaire_nouveau
        path: data/code_de_justice_militaire_nouveau.parquet
      - split: code_general_des_impots_annexe_iv
        path: data/code_general_des_impots_annexe_iv.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_securite_sociale
        path: data/code_de_la_securite_sociale.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_route
        path: data/code_de_la_route.parquet
      - split: code_des_communes
        path: data/code_des_communes.parquet
      - split: code_du_cinema_et_de_l_image_animee
        path: data/code_du_cinema_et_de_l_image_animee.parquet
      - split: code_rural_ancien
        path: data/code_rural_ancien.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_securite_interieure
        path: data/code_de_la_securite_interieure.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_propriete_intellectuelle
        path: data/code_de_la_propriete_intellectuelle.parquet
      - split: code_des_pensions_militaires_d_invalidite_et_des_victimes_de_la_guerre
        path: >-
          data/code_des_pensions_militaires_d_invalidite_et_des_victimes_de_la_guerre.parquet
      - split: code_des_pensions_civiles_et_militaires_de_retraite
        path: data/code_des_pensions_civiles_et_militaires_de_retraite.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_recherche
        path: data/code_de_la_recherche.parquet
      - split: code_du_service_national
        path: data/code_du_service_national.parquet
      - split: code_du_tourisme
        path: data/code_du_tourisme.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_legion_d_honneur_et_de_la_medaille_militaire
        path: data/code_de_la_legion_d_honneur_et_de_la_medaille_militaire.parquet
      - split: code_des_relations_entre_le_public_et_l_administration
        path: data/code_des_relations_entre_le_public_et_l_administration.parquet
      - split: code_minier_nouveau
        path: data/code_minier_nouveau.parquet
      - split: code_general_de_la_propriete_des_personnes_publiques
        path: data/code_general_de_la_propriete_des_personnes_publiques.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_voirie_routiere
        path: data/code_de_la_voirie_routiere.parquet
      - split: code_des_douanes_de_mayotte
        path: data/code_des_douanes_de_mayotte.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_energie
        path: data/code_de_l_energie.parquet
      - split: code_forestier_nouveau
        path: data/code_forestier_nouveau.parquet
      - split: code_des_procedures_civiles_d_execution
        path: data/code_des_procedures_civiles_d_execution.parquet
      - split: code_des_communes_de_la_nouvelle-caledonie
        path: data/code_des_communes_de_la_nouvelle-caledonie.parquet
      - split: code_de_deontologie_des_architectes
        path: data/code_de_deontologie_des_architectes.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_environnement
        path: data/code_de_l_environnement.parquet
      - split: code_des_assurances
        path: data/code_des_assurances.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_urbanisme
        path: data/code_de_l_urbanisme.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_education
        path: data/code_de_l_education.parquet
      - split: code_du_travail_maritime
        path: data/code_du_travail_maritime.parquet
      - split: code_de_justice_administrative
        path: data/code_de_justice_administrative.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_sante_publique
        path: data/code_de_la_sante_publique.parquet
      - split: code_de_procedure_penale
        path: data/code_de_procedure_penale.parquet
      - split: code_de_l_entree_et_du_sejour_des_etrangers_et_du_droit_d_asile
        path: >-
          data/code_de_l_entree_et_du_sejour_des_etrangers_et_du_droit_d_asile.parquet
      - split: code_des_postes_et_des_communications_electroniques
        path: data/code_des_postes_et_des_communications_electroniques.parquet
      - split: code_de_procedure_civile
        path: data/code_de_procedure_civile.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_commande_publique
        path: data/code_de_la_commande_publique.parquet
      - split: code_general_des_impots
        path: data/code_general_des_impots.parquet
      - split: >-
          code_du_domaine_etat_et_collectivites_publiques_applicable_a_collectivite_territoriale_mayotte
        path: >-
          data/code_du_domaine_etat_et_collectivites_publiques_applicable_a_collectivite_territoriale_mayotte.parquet
      - split: code_de_la_defense
        path: data/code_de_la_defense.parquet
      - split: code_des_douanes
        path: data/code_des_douanes.parquet
      - split: >-
          code_des_pensions_de_retraite_des_marins_francais_du_commerce_de_peche_ou_de_plaisance
        path: >-
          data/code_des_pensions_de_retraite_des_marins_francais_du_commerce_de_peche_ou_de_plaisance.parquet
language:
  - fr
task_categories:
  - text-generation
  - text2text-generation
tags:
  - legal
  - text-generation
  - conditional-text-generation
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
license: cc-by-4.0

Légifrance Legislative Text Dataset

Dataset Description

The Légifrance Legislative Text Dataset is a structured collection of French legislative and regulatory texts extracted from the Légifrance platform. This dataset provides machine-readable access to consolidated legal codes, with a particular focus on maintaining the integrity of French linguistic features while providing additional metadata and quality signals. The data in this dataset comes from the Git repository Git Tricoteuses — La loi sous git - Codes juridiques consolidés

Languages

French (fr)

Intended Uses & Limitations

Intended Uses

Legal text analysis and research
Natural Language Processing tasks on French legislative documents
Legal information retrieval systems
Analysis of French regulatory frameworks

Limitations

Limited to French legislative texts
Dependent on the structure of source Légifrance documents
Quality of text extraction depends on the consistency of source markdown formatting

Dataset Structure

Data Fields

source: string - Source of the text (e.g., "Code de la sécurité sociale")
id: string - Unique identifier of the legislative text
date_debut: string - Corresponds to the effective date of the article.
date_fin: string - Indicates the date on which the article will be deleted or replaced.
url: string - Direct link to the text on Légifrance
extra: JSON string containing:
- État: string - Status of the text
- Type: string - Type of legislative text
quality_signals: JSON string containing:
- character_count: Total number of characters
- word_count: Total number of words
text: string - The main content of the legislative text

Remarks:

For an article currently in force, with no scheduled date for its repeal or replacement, date_fin is set to '2999-01-01'.
For an article whose enforcement is deferred without a specific date, date_debut is then assigned '2222-02-22'.
If date_fin is specified and differs from '2999-01-01', the reference URL for the upcoming version of the article is constructed as id/date_fin.
- For example, as of today, the article with id = 'LEGIARTI000046809143' and date_fin set to '2025-07-01' has its upcoming version accessible at the following URL: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000046809143/2025-07-01

Data Splits

The dataset is provided as a single split without train/validation/test partitioning.

Dataset Creation

Source Data

The data comes from the availability of legal texts as open data, retrieved by the tricoteuses-legifrance project.

The dataset is created from Markdown files containing French legislative texts, each with YAML front matter metadata.

Considerations for Using the Data

Social Impact

Improves accessibility to French legislative texts
Enables computational analysis of legal documents
Supports transparency in legal research

Legal Considerations

Usage should comply with Légifrance terms of service
Attribution should be provided to the original source
Users should verify the current validity of legal texts

Additional Information

Dataset Curators

This dataset is programmatically curated from official Légifrance sources.

Licensing Information

Users should refer to Légifrance's licensing terms for the original content.

Citation Information

When using this dataset, please cite both:

The original Légifrance source
This dataset processing implementation

Contributions

Contributions to improve the dataset processing can be made through the repository's issue tracker or pull requests.