The complaint, lodged on 3 March 2003, relates to Articles 13 (the right to social and medical assistance), 17 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) as well as Article E of the Revised European Social Charter (prohibition of all forms of discrimination in the application of the rights guaranteed by the treaty). It is alleged that recent reforms of the «Aide médicale de l’Etat» (State medical assistance) and to the «Couverture maladie universelle» (Universal sickness cover) deprive a large number of adults and children with insufficient resources of the right to medical assistance.

• Case document no. 1, Complaint registered by the Secretariat on 3 March 2013
• Case document no. 2,  Observations from the French Government on the admissibility 
• Case document no. 3,  Observations from the French Government on the merits
• Case document no. 4, Observations from the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)  on the merits
• Case document no. 5,  Supplementary observations from the French Government on the merits
• Case document no. 6,  Supplementary observations from the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) in reply to the observations from the French Government on the merits dated 2nd April 2004

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 16 May 2003.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 17 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 2004.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution ResChS(2005)6 on 4 May 2005.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 14/2003

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 14/2003

 Resolution ResChS(2005)6 of the Committee of Ministers on 4 May 2005