8500 - 560 BC
The first text of civil and commercial law in Babylon (Mesopotamia)
520 BC - 1474
Failure of the Gracchi's reforms
First regulations on patents
1740 - 1945
Promulgation of Le Chapelier Law in France
Promulgation of the General Enclosure Act by the British Parliament
Abolition of the Corn Laws and beginning of a period of free trade
Launch of the first cheques in France
Return to protectionism in Germany and France
Legalisation of trade unions in France
Antitrust Act in the United States
Introduction of income tax in France
1945 to the present
The Marshall Plan
Creation of a minimum wage in France
Introduction of the VAT in France
French women are given the right to choose a professional activity and manage their own assets
Collapse of the Herstatt Bank in Germany and creation of the Basel Committee
Kyoto Protocol
Development of the financial markets
Setting-up of TARGET 1 in Europe
Introduction of the euro
China becomes a member of the WTO
Collapse of Enron, the 7th largest company in the United States
Setting up of electronic payment media common to all euro area countries
Paris Climate Agreement
