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49.
The Discrimination and Equality Commission Act, No. 2004-1486
of 30 December 2004, reads:
“Section 4: Anyone who considers himself or herself to have been a victim of
discrimination may apply to the Commission, under conditions laid down an order
of the Conseil d’Etat.”
50.
The Criminal Code reads:
“Article 225-1: The following shall constitute discrimination: any distinction made
between natural persons by reason of their extraction, sex, family status,
pregnancy, physical appearance, surname, state of health, disability, genetic
characteristics, morals, sexual orientation, age, political opinions, trade union
activities, or actual or presumed membership or non-membership of a particular
ethnic group, nation, race or religion.”
“Article 225-2: Discrimination as defined in Article 225-1 against a natural or legal
person is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of € 45,000 when it
involves:
1. Refusal to supply a good or service […]”
51.
The Reception and Accommodation
No. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000, reads:
of
Travellers
Act,
“Section 1
I. Municipalities shall provide facilities for so-called travellers whose traditional
accommodation is mobile homes.
II. Following a preliminary assessment of existing needs and provision, in
particular the frequency and duration of travellers’ visits and the opportunities for
their children to attend school, for access to care and for paid employment, each
département shall prepare a plan specifying the geographical location of
permanent camp sites and the municipalities in which these must be established.
Municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants must be included in the
département plans. They shall specify the location and capacity of permanent
sites. They shall also specify the types of social provision arranged for travellers
[…].
Section 2
I. Municipalities specified in their département plan in accordance with
paragraphs II and III of Section 1 are required, within two years of the plan’s
publication, to take part in its implementation. They shall do so by making
available one or more properly equipped and maintained sites for travellers. They
may also transfer this duty to a joint local authority body responsible for
implementing the département plan or contribute financially to equipping and
maintaining these sites as part of joint municipal agreements. […]
III. The two-year deadline specified in I shall be extended by two years, from the
date of expiry, if the municipality or joint local authority body concerned has,
within the initial period, demonstrated its commitment to complying with its
obligations by:
- transmitting to the State representative in the département a formal decision or
letter of intent specifying the location of a site to be established or upgraded for
the use of travellers;
- or, acquiring land or starting the procedure for acquiring land on which it is
planned to establish a site;