Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Latraverse, Sophie
• Pages: 136-139

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMIN ATION LEGISLATION

Country: France

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of law: Law No. 92-686 of 22 July 1992 adopting the new Penal Code

Date of adoption: 22 July 1992

Date of entry into force: 22 July 1992

Latest relevant amendment: Article 177 of the law No. 2017-86 of 27 J anuary 2017

Internet link:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT00000607071 9

Grounds protected: all grounds: mores, sexual orientation, sex, pregnancy, gender

identity, belonging, whether real or supposed, to an ethnic origin, a nation, a r ace or a

specific religion, physical appearance, last name, family situation, trade union acti vities,

political opinions, age, health, disability, genetic characteristics, place of residence,

capacity to express oneself in a language other than French, economic vulnerability,

refusal to be a victim of bullying

Criminal law

Material scope: public and private employment, recruitment, sanctions and dismissal,

access to professional training, goods and services

Principal content: prohibition of intentional discrimination in recruitment, sanctions,

dismissal, access to professional training and access to goods and services

Articles 225-1 and 225-2 and 432-7 PC

Title of law: Law on the press of 1881

Date of adoption: 29 July 1881

Date of entry into force: 29 July 1881

Latest relevant amendments: Law No. 2010-1 of 4 January 2010

Internet link:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT00000607 0722&dateT

exte=20080312

Grounds covered: all grounds covered by French law by interpretation: mores, sexual

orientation, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, belonging, whether real or supposed, to an

ethnic origin, a nation, a race or a specific religion, physical appearance, last name, family

situation, trade union a ctivities, political opinion s, philosophical convictions, age, health,

disability, genetic characteristics, place of residence, capacity to express oneself in a

language other than French, economic vulnerability

Criminal law

Material scope: Discriminatory discourse in all situations

Principal content: Provocation to discriminate as defined by Articles 225 -1 and 225-2 PC

The Law on the HALDE incorporates prohibition of provocation to discriminate on the basis

of sex and sexual orientation and disability

Title of law: Law No . 2001-1066 of 16 November 2001 on the fight against

discrimination

Date of adoption: 16 November 2001

Entry into force:16 November 2001

Latest relevant amendments: Article 86 of Law No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016

Internet link:

http://legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT0000005886 17&dateTexte=

&categorieLien=id

Grounds protected: all grounds: mores, sexual orientation, sex, pregnancy, gender

identity, belonging, whether r eal or supposed, to an ethnic origin, a nation, a race or a

specific religion, physical appearance, last name, family situation, philosophical

convictions, trade union activities, political opinions, age, health, disability, genetic

characteristics, place of residence, capacity to express oneself in a language other than

French, economic vulnerability, philosophical opinions