Processed complaints
The complaint, lodged on 1 February 2006, relates to Article 16 (right of the family to social, legal and economic protection), Article 30 (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), Article 31 (right to housing) alone or in combination with Article E (non-discrimination) of the Revised Social Charter. It alleges violations of the right to housing of persons in extreme poverty.
- Case document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 1 February 2006
- Case document no. 2, Observations of the Government on the admissibility
- Case document no. 3, Observations of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on the merits
- Case document no. 4, Submissions of the Government on the merits
- Case document no. 5, Responses of the International Movement ATD Fourth World in response to the observations of the French Government
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 12 June 2006.
The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Articles 30 (alone and in conjunction with Article E), 31§§1 and 2 and 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 to the Committee of Ministers on 4 February 2008.
The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res ChS (2008)7 on 2 July 2008.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 33/2006
Decision on the merits of the Complaint 33/2006
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
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