Back No. 168/2018 European Disability Forum (EDF) and Inclusion Europe v. France

The complaint was registered on 14 May 2018. It relates to Articles 11§1 (right to protection of health), 14§1 (right to benefit from social welfare services), 15§3 (right of persons with disabilities to autonomy, social integration and participation in the life of the community), 27§1 (right of workers with family responsibilities to equal opportunities and equal treatment), 30 (right to protection against poverty and social exclusion), 31§§1 and 3 (right to housing) and E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant organisations allege that the situation in France is not in conformity with the above-mentioned provisions due to the lack of effective access for persons with disabilities to an autonomous and socially included life and the resulting impact on their families.

 Case document No. 1, Complaint  registered on 14 May 2018

 Case document No. 2, Submissions of the Government on the merits (French only)

 Case document No. 3, Response from the European Disability Forum and Inclusion Europe to the Governmen's submissions on the merits (French only)

 Case document No. 4, Observations by the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme (CNCDH) (French only)

 Case document No. 5, Response from the Government to the observations by CNCDH (French only)

 Case document No. 6, Observations by the French Défenseure des droits (French only)

 Case document No. 7, Response from the Government to the Observations by the French Défenseure des droits (French only)

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 16 October 2018.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 168/2018

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 168/2018

 Recommendation CM/RecChS(2023)4 of the Committee of Ministers on 6 September 2023 

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