 To this end, he created numerous regional cultural centres throughout France and actively sponsored the arts.Malraux's artistic tastes included the modern arts and the avant-garde, but on the whole he remained conservative.The Ministry of Jacques Toubon was notable for a number of laws (the "Toubon Laws") enacted for the preservation of the French language, both in advertisements (all ads must include a French translation of foreign words) and on the radio (40% of songs on French radio stations must be in French), ostensibly in reaction to the presence of English.