Constitutional amendments under the French Fifth Republic
Date of Constitutional Law Reason for Revision Procedure
4 June 1960 Independence of African Member States of the French Community old article 85
6 November 1962 Direct election of President by universal suffrage article 11
30 December 1963 Change the date of parliamentary sessions Article 89 ( congress )
29 October 1974 Extension of the right of referral to the Constitutional Council Article 89 ( congress )
18 June 1976 Changes the presidential election campaign rules Article 89 ( congress )
25 June 1992 Revisions to the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty : Economic and monetary union , European citizens to vote in French municipal elections , common visa policy , French language , organic laws for overseas territories , parliamentary resolutions on community acts Article 89 ( congress )
27 July 1993 Creation of the Court of Justice of the Republic and reforms to Supreme Council Article 89 ( congress )
25 November 1993 International agreements on Asylum Article 89 ( congress )
4 August 1995 Expanding possibilities of using the referendum , single parliamentary session , development of parliamentary immunity , repeal of provisions relating to the French Community Article 89 ( congress )
22 February 1996 Law for financing of social security Article 89 ( Congress )
10 July 1998 New Caledonia Article 89 ( congress )
25 January 1999 Revisions to the ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty Article 89 ( congress )
8 July 1999 Provisions for recognizing the International Criminal Court Article 89 ( congress )
8 July 1999 Provisions for equality between women and men Article 89 ( congress )
2 October 2000 Quinquennat Article 89 ( referendum )
25 March 2003 European Arrest Warrant Article 89 ( congress )
28 March 2003 Decentralized organization of the Republic : local referendum , restriction on the administration of Communes ( art . 72 ) , experimentation by local government and local finance Article 89 ( congress )
1 March 2005 Revisions to the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe Article 89 ( congress )
1 March 2005 Environmental Charter Article 89 ( congress )
23 February 2007 Electoral College of New Caledonia Article 89 ( congress )
Adopted amendments -- All Amendments
The French Constitution of the Fifth Republic was revised twenty-four different times since 1958 :
In France, the French constitution of 4 October 1958 was revised many times in its early years. Changes in this fundamental law have become more frequent since the 1990s. This has had two major causes: the desire to modernize public institutions on one hand, and adapting to the European Union and to international law on the other.