France is a member of the international legal watchdog the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
France . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie . The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO [ ˈneɪtoʊ ] Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord OTAN ) , also called the North Atlantic Alliance , is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949 .