The complaint registered on 2 November 2006 relates to Article 31 (the right to housing) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that the manner in which legislation related to housing is implemented in France results in a situation of non conformity with this Article.

• Case document no. 1, Complaint (English, complete version)
• Case document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)
• Case document no. 3, Observations by ETUC (French only)
• Case document no. 4, Observations by the Finnish Government
• Case document no. 4, Written submissions from the Government on the merits (French only)
• Case Document no. 5, Response to the Government’s submissions on the merits  (French only)

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 19 March 2007.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was violation of Articles 31§§1 and 2 and Article 31§3 in conjunction with Article E of the revised European Social Charter and transmitted  its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and the Committee of Ministers on 4 February 2008.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res ChS (2008)8 on 2 July 2008.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 39/2006

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 39/2006

 Resolution ResChS(2008)7 of the Committee of Ministers on 2 July 2008

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint