In France, when cleared to intercept localizer, does this also clear you for the approach when established?

Question

In France, when cleared to intercept localizer, does this also clear you for the approach when established?

Answer 1

Coffeebuzz is exactly right...intercept means purely that - and that's an international law, not just France.

Usually such an instruction would be given as "turn left/right to --- to intercept the localiser, cleared ILS approach"...however, if you are just told to intercept, then you'd do that and track the localiser, without descending (as mentioned.)  

Answer 2

Negative.

"Intercept localizer" means just that: fly your last assigned heading until localizer intercept and then track it inbound.  Maintain your last assigned altitude.

"Cleared approach" means that once you're established on a published procedure, you may follow that procedure without further ATC instructions.  This includes both courses and altitudes.