The Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF or JO) is the official gazette

Official Gazette

The Official Gazette of Iraq has been the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by the Council of Representatives of Iraq since August 1922. Article 125 of the Constitution mandates that laws shall be published in the gazette and shall take effect on the date of their publication,...

 of the French Republic

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. It publishes the major legal official information from the national Government of France

Government of France

The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...

.

Publications

The journal actually consists of several publications:

• The best known is the "Laws and Decrees" (Journal Officiel Lois et Décrets). It publishes all statutes and decrees, as well as some other administrative decisions. Statute
  Statute
  A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...
  
  s and decree
  Decree
  A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...
  
  s must be published in the Journal Officiel before being binding on the French public

• The parliamentary debates (French Senate
  French Senate
  The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
  
  , French National Assembly
  French National Assembly
  The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
  
  , Economic and Social Council
  French Economic and Social Council
  The Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France is a consultative assembly...
  
  )

• The Journal Officiel Associations publishes notices of creations, breakup or substantial changes in nonprofit associations (see 1901 French law on associations)

Service

The direction of Official Gazettes (Direction des Journaux Officiels) is a service of the Prime Minister of France

Prime Minister of France

The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...

. It publishes the Journal Officiel as well as other official gazettes publishing information from certain ministries or administrations.

See also

• Government of France
  Government of France
  The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
  
  
• Documentation française
  Documentation française
  The direction de la Documentation française, known commercially as La Documentation française, is a French public administration charged with publishing general documentation on major newsworthy problems for French administrations and the French public...
  
  
• Légifrance
  Légifrance
  Légifrance is the official website of the French government for the publication of legislation, regulations, and legal information. Access to the site is free....