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National Assembly delegation for women's rights and equality of opportunity between men and women
Information report filed by the delegation of the National Assembly on women's rights and equality of opportunity between men and women on the bill prohibiting the concealment of the face in public spaces (No. 2520) No. 2646 filed June 23, 2010 (online since 24 June 2010 in 5:45 p.m.) by Bérengère Poletti
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Preparatory work
National Assembly 1st reading - Senate first reading - Constitutional Council
National Assembly - 1st reading
Bill banning the concealment of the face in public space, No. 2520, filed May 19, 2010 (online since May 19, 2010 6:30 p.m.)
and referred to the Committee on Constitutional laws, legislation and general administration of the republic
Impact Study
Amendments
- Amendments tabled on the text n ° 2648
- Multi-Search
Committee work
- Legislation Committee
The concerned committee has appointed Mr. Jean-Paul Garraud reporter May 26, 2010
Amendments tabled in committee
Auditon minister during the meeting on 16 June 2010 10:00
Examination of the text during the meeting on 23 June 2010 11:30
Consideration of amendments (Article 88) during the meeting on 6 July 2010 at 9:15 p.m.
Report No. 2648 filed June 23, 2010 (posted 25 June 2010 to 18 hours):
Appendix 0 - Text of the commission (put online 23 June 2010 at 5:45 p.m.)
Discussion in open session
3rd meeting of Tuesday, July 6, 2010
1st meeting of Wednesday, July 7, 2010
2nd meeting of Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Ballot No. 0595 on the entire bill prohibiting the concealment of the face in public space during the second meeting of Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Bill banning the concealment of the face in public, in 1st reading by the National Assembly July 13, 2010, TA No. 524
Video of the discussion in open session
Senate - 1st reading
(File online at the Senate site)
Bill, adopted by the National Assembly, prohibiting the covering of the face in public, No. 675, filed July 13, 2010
and referred to the Committee on Constitutional laws, legislation, universal suffrage, the regulation and general administration
Committee work
- Legislation Committee
The concerned committee has appointed Mr. Francis Christmas Buffet reporter June 2, 2010
Report No. 699 filed September 8, 2010 by Mr. Francis Christmas Buffet
Text of the Commission filed No. 700 (2009-2010) filed September 8, 2010
Discussion in open session during the meeting of Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Bill banning the concealment of the face in public, adopted without amendment the first reading by the Senate September 14, 2010, TA No. 161
Constitutional Council
Referral to the Constitutional Council 14 September 2010 by the President of the Senate, pursuant to Article 61 paragraph 2 of the Constitution
Referral to the Constitutional Council 14 September 2010 by the President of the National Assembly, pursuant to Article 61 paragraph 2 of the Constitution
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Main provisions of the text
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Resolution on the commitment to respect for republican values against growing radical practices that could undermine it adopted May 11, 2010
Mission of information on the practice of wearing the full veil in the national territory
From the report of the Council of Ministers of 19/05/10
The Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice and freedoms, introduced a bill prohibiting the concealment of the face in public space.
The attire designed to conceal the face, especially the full veil, calls into question the rules that form the social compact. Given the damage it has for those rules that "living together" in the dignity and equality between the sexes, this practice, even if voluntary, can not be tolerated in any place public space. It is in this respect a very broad consensus, as was highlighted by the adoption of the National Assembly on 11 May, the resolution on the commitment to respect for republican values against growing radical practices that could undermine it.
Breach of this prohibition will be punished by a fine of not exceed 150 euros, a citizenship course can be substituted or added to this sentence.
The bill provides that the prohibition generally enter into force six months after the promulgation of the law. This period will be used to continue a process of dialogue and persuasion among women wearing the full veil voluntarily.
In addition, the bill punishes, under the outrages of the human person, compelling a person because of her sex to hide her face. By establishing a specific crime, punishable by one year imprisonment and fine of € 15,000, it comes to fighting against this new form of enslavement of women, that the Republic could not agree on its ground.
Main provisions of the text
Article 1
Principle that "no person may, in public, wear clothing designed to conceal his face."
Article 2
Definition of the concept of public space as comprising public roads, public places and places affected by a utility.
Definition of the four exceptions to the prohibition:
- Uniforms prescribed by statute or by regulation (helmets for motorcycles);
- Uniforms authorized to protect the anonymity of the individual (status of certain witnesses in criminal trials);
- Uniforms justified by medical reasons (masks in case of epidemic, respiratory masks, bandages) or professional reasons (officers law enforcement, welding, sandblasting, asbestos removal, rat control, pest of vessels);
- Outfits that are part of festivities (carnival costumes, Santa Claus) or artistic (film actors, circus and theater) or traditional (processions, especially religious).
Article 3
Sanction the violation of the prohibition of concealing his face in public space: second class ticket, punishable by a fine of a maximum of 150 euros, which may supplement or replace the requirement a probationary period of citizenship.
Article 4
Creating the crime of incitement to hide his face, punishable by one year imprisonment and 15,000 euros fine.
Article 5
Entry into force six months after the publication of the Act, sections 1 to 3 (in contrast, Article 4 on the instigation to conceal his face will become effective immediately).
Article 6
Law enforcement throughout the territory of the Republic, both in France and overseas.
Article 7
Transmission to Parliament of a report prepared by the Government taking stock of the implementation of the law after a period of 18 months after its promulgation.
Major amendments commissions
WORK OF THE COMMISSION OF ACTS
Article 2
- Merge the first two exceptions to the prohibition of concealment of the face (Provision introduced at the initiative of the Rapporteur)
- The enlargement of the third exception, replacing the term "medical reasons" the term "health reasons" (Provision introduced at the initiative of the Rapporteur)
- Extension of exceptions to the "sporting", when they need a hiding place on the face (Provision introduced at the initiative of the Rapporteur)
Article 4
Increased from 15 000 to 30 000 euros the amount of the fine for the crime of enforced concealment of the face (imprisonment maintained at 1 year) increase in penalties (two years in prison and 60,000 euros fine) when Persons under stress are minor at the relevant time (Provision introduced at the initiative of Jean Glavany, CBC, Hautes-Pyrenees, and members of the group CBC)
Article 7
Extending the scope of the report, so it also reflects the quantitative assessment of the number of violations and the current state of the practice of wearing the full veil in public spaces (provision introduced at the initiative Rapporteur)
See Report No. 72 of the commission.
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