Basic texts

• The French Constitution
• Rules of  Procedure of  the National Assembly
  (February 2010)

The Constitutional Reform

• The Coming into Effect of the New Constitutional Provisions and the Reform of Parliamentary Procedure

General documentation

• The National Assembly in the French Institutions :
  78 factsheets about the French parliamentary system and institutions
• The National Assembly explained to young people - French Institutions

Detailed information

Organisation and players

• General framework
• Election  - Legislative elections of June 2007 - Legislative elections of June 2002 - Size of political groups at the National Assembly (XIII^th legislature)
• Distribution of seats - Constituencies on the map of France
• Service rules
• Main bodies
• Means

Legislative role

• Legislative procedure and steps
• Governmental means of action in the legislative procedure
• Acts of a specific character

Scrutiny and information role

• Procedures for raising an issue of the government's responsability
• Information and investigation procedures
• Offices and delegations
• The Committee of European affairs [The former Delegation]
• The Parliamentary Office for Scientific and Technological Assessment