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Emyr
No; under the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, all a bike needs when crossing borders is:
-An efficient brake
-A bell – and no other audible warning device
-A red rear reflector
-A red rear lamp
-A white or selective yellow front lamp
See http://www.cyclinguk.org/cyclists-library/regulations/international-traffic for more info.
If I've read that correctly you don't have to have the bell or lights when in France, as they don't require either in their regs - you just need the lesser of the Vienna or local requirements.