The complaint was registered on 4 February 2013. The complainant organisation alleges that France does not comply with its obligations under Article 17 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) of the European Social Charter because of the lack of explicit and effective prohibition of all corporal punishment of children, in the family, schools and other settings, and because France has failed to act with due diligence to eliminate such punishment in practice.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered on 4 February 2013
• Case Document no. 2, Observations of the Government on admissibility
• Case Document no. 3,  Response of APPROACH to the Government's observations
• Case Document no. 4, Submissions of the Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 5, Response by APPROACH to the Government’s submissions on the merits

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 2 July 2013.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 17§1 of the Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 3 November 2014.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res/CM ChS (2015)6 on 15 April 2015.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 92/2013

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 92/2013

 Resolution ResChS(2015)6 of the Committee of Ministers on 15 April 2015