The new bill decriminalises soliciting while shifting the focus of policing efforts to the clients.
20,000 sex workers in France
The government says it is aimed at preventing violence against women and protecting the large majority of prostitutes who are victims of trafficking gangs.
Under its terms, anyone found to have purchased the services of a prostitute will be fined 1,500 euros for a first offence and more than double that for subsequent breaches.
Offenders may however be offered the alternative of going on a course designed to raise awareness of the realities of prostitution and the human misery that underpins much of it.
In Sweden, a law passed in 1999 which exposes users to possible six-month prison terms and income-related fines has reduced street prostitution by half since it was adopted, but it is not clear how much of that trade has simply moved to the Internet.
Norway and Finland have moved in a similar direction and Germany is currently considering reversing its decade-old experiment with legalising brothels.
There are an estimated 20,000-plus sex workers in France, more than 80 percent of whom come from abroad. According to the interior ministry, most of them come from eastern Europe, Africa, China and South America.
The bill has provisions to help prostitutes who want to get out of the profession, for which a budget of 20 million euros per year has been allocated.
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