Basic laws
- Law of December 9, 1905
Article 1: The Republic ensures the liberty of conscience. It guarantees the free exercise of religion, under restrictions prescribed by the interest in public order.
Article 2: The Republic does not recognize, remunerate, or subsidize any religious denomination - Article 10 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen of 1789: no one should be harassed about his or her opinions, including religious opinions.
- Article 2 of the Constitution of 4 October 1958: France is a "secular" state that "assures equality before the law for all citizens without distinction based on origin, race or religion."
This law are also available at the Legifrance site
