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Basic texts

• The French Constitution
• Rules of  Procedure of  the National Assembly
      (November 2006)

General documentation

• The National Assembly in the French 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 Delegation for the European Union
• The Parliamentary Office for Scientific and Technological Assessment

History and heritage

• History of the Palais Bourbon
• History of the National Assembly
• A palace for democracy
• La Marseillaise
• The French National Assembly (video)

French Presidency of the European Union

• Access to the section
• Timetable of interparliamentary meetings
• Biography of Mr. Bernard Accoyer, President of the National Assembly

Other documents

• Report : the relationship between Europe and the USA (october 2005)