The French Anti-Cult Law
| 1995 | : | National Assembly creates committee to investigate cults |
| December 23, 1995 | : | 16 adepts of the Temple Solaire die in Vercor |
| January 10, 1996 | : | "Cults in France", first report of the committee to investigate cult. Includes a laundry list of 172 allegedly dangerous cults. |
| October 7, 1998 | : | French decree establishing an "Inter-ministerial Mission to Fight Againt Cults" |
| June 22, 2000 | : | National Assembly approves the Law |
| May 3, 2001 | : | French Senate approves the anti-cult law in its amended text. It is now enough that a cult (or its de facto leader/s) has been found guilty once (as opposed to "repeatedly", as per the previous text) of a serious crime in order for it to be banned. On the other hand, the possibility for the cities to forbid "cultic" activity within a 200-meter radius from a public building has disappeared from the text. |
| May 22, 2001 | : | Letter from the two main leaders of the Catholic and Protestant Churches of France to Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to protest the law |
| May 30, 2001 | : | Law passed by the French House |
