The General delegation with the French language and the languages of France (DGLFLF, or simply DGLF) is a service attached to the French ministry of the culture. It has the role of animating, in the interdepartmental plan, the linguistic policy of the State.

Created in 1989 under the name of General delegation with the French language (DGLF), it became in 2001 the General delegation with the French language and the languages of France in order to take into account the regional languages. It had succeeded the General police station with the French language (also called Office of the High Commission with the French language ), created in 1984 to replace the High council of the French language , itself created in 1964 by the Général de Gaulle.

The DGLF controls the respect of the law of the August 4th 1994, known as Loi Toubon. It takes part in the programmes of teaching of French to the migrants. It coordinates the development of terminological lists by the commissions of terminology and neology and the French Academy. It supports the use of the regional languages in the media and the spectacles.

It also ensures the secretariat of the Superior council of the French language.

External bond

• the site of the DGLF