Key Benefits:
PUBLIC FONCIER MOBILISATION ACT FOR HOUSING AND AT STRENGTHENING THE OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING
The Constitutional Council has been seized, under the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article 61 of the Constitution, of the Law on the Mobilization of Public Land in favour Of housing and the strengthening of social housing production obligations, on 10 October 2012, by MM. Jean-Claude GAUDIN, Jean-Paul AMOUDRY, Pierre ANDRÉ, Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard BAILLY, Philippe BAS, René BEAUMONT, Christophe BÉCHU, Michel BÉCOT, Claude BELOT, Joël BILLARD, Jean BIZET, Jean-Marie BOCKEL, Pierre BORDIER, Mme Natacha BOUCHART, MM. Joël BOURDIN, Jean BOYER, Mme Marie-Thérèse BRUGUIÈRE, MM. François-Noël BUFFET, François CALVET, Christian CAMBON, Jean-Pierre CANTEGRIT, Vincent CAPO-CANELLAS, Jean-Noël CARDOUX, Jean-Claude CARLE, Mme Caroline CAYEUX, MM. Gérard CÉSAR, Pierre CHARON, Alain CHATILLON, Jean-Pierre CHAUVEAU, Marcel-Pierre CLÉACH, Christian COINTAT, Gérard CORNU, Raymond COUDERC, Jean-Patrick COURTOIS, Philippe DALLIER, Serge DASSAULT, Mme Isabelle DEBRÉ, MM. Vincent DELAHAYE, Francis DELATTRE, Robert DEL PICCHIA, Marcel DENEUX, Gérard DÉRIOT, Mme Catherine DEROCHE, Marie-Hélène DES ESGAULX, M. Yves DÉTRAIGNE, Mme Muguette DINI, MM. Eric DOLIGÉ, Philippe DOMINATI, Michel DOUBLET, Daniel DUBOIS, Mme Marie-Annick DUCHÊNE, MM. Alain DUFAUT, André DULAIT, Ambroise DUPONT, Jean-Léonce DUPONT, Louis DUVERNOIS, Jean-Paul EMORINE, Hubert FALCO, Mme Jacqueline FARREYROL, Françoise FERAT, MM. André FERRAND, Louis-Constant FLEMING, Michel FONTAINE, Alain FOUCHÉ, Bernard FOURNIER, Jean-Paul FOURNIER, Christophe-André FRASSA, Pierre FROGIER, Yann GAILLARD, René GARREC, Mme Joëlle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM, MM. Jacques GAUTIER, Patrice GÉLARD, Bruno GILLES, Mme Colette GIUDICELLI, Nathalie GOULET, Jacqueline GOURAULT, M. Alain GOURNAC, Mme Sylvie GOY CHAVENT, MM. Francis GRIGNON, François GROSDIDIER, Charles GUENÉ, Joël GUERRIAU, Pierre HÉRISSON, Michel HOUEL, Alain HOUPERT, Jean-François HUMBERT, Mme Christiane HUMMEL, MM. Benoît HURÉ, Jean-Jacques HYEST, Mme Sophie JOISSAINS, Chantal JOUANNO, Christiane KAMMERMANN, M. Roger KAROUTCHI, Mme Fabienne KELLER, M. Marc LAMÉNIE, Mme Elisabeth LAMURE, MM. Gérard LARCHER, Jean-Jacques LASSERRE, Robert LAUFOAULU, Daniel LAURENT, Jean-René LECERF, Antoine LEFÈVRE, Jacques LEGENDRE, Dominique de LEGGE, Jean-Pierre LELEUX, Jean-Claude LENOIR, Philippe LEROY, Mme Valérie LÉTARD, MM. Gérard LONGUET, Roland du LUART, Michel MAGRAS, Philippe MARINI, Hervé MARSEILLE, Pierre MARTIN, Hervé MAUREY, Jean-François MAYET, Mrs Colette MÉLOT, MM. Jean-Claude MERCERON, Michel MERCIER, Alain MILON, Albéric de MONTGOLFIER, Mme Catherine MORIN-DESAILLY, MM. Philippe NACHBAR, Christian NAMY, Louis NÈGRE, Philippe PAUL, Jackie PIERRE, François PILLET, Xavier PINTAT, Louis PINTON, Rémy POINTEREAU, Ladislas PONIATOWSKI, Hugues PORTELLI, Yves POZZO di BORGO, Mrs Sophie PRIMAS, Catherine PROCACCIA, MM. Jean-Pierre RAFFARIN, Henri de RAINCOURT, André REICHARDT, Bruno RETAILLEAU, Charles REVET, Gérard ROCHE, Bernard SAUGEY, René-Paul SAVARY, Michel SAVIN, Bruno SIDO, Mme Esther SITTLER, MM. Abdourahamane SOILIHI, Henri TANDONNET, André TRILLARD, Mme Catherine TROENDLE, MM. François TRUCY, Jean-Marie VANLERENBERGHE, Hilarion VENDEGOU, René VESTRI, Jean-Pierre VIAL and François ZOCHETTO, Senators;
And, on October 13, 2012, by MM. Christian JACOB, Julien AUBERT, Olivier AUDIBERT-TROIN, Jean-Pierre BARBIER, Gilles CARREZ, Gérard CHERPION, Guillaume CHEVROLLIER, Alain CHRÉTIEN, Dino CINIERI, Eric CIOTTI, Mrs Marie-Christine DALLOZ, MM. Marc-Philippe DAUBRESSE, Bernard DEFLESSELLES, Mme Sophie DION, M. Jean-Pierre DOOR, Mme Marianne DUBOIS, Virginie DUBY-MULLER, M. Daniel FASQUELLE, Mme Marie-Louise FORT, MM. Yves FOULON, Marc FRANCINA, Jean-Christophe FROMANTIN, Laurent FURST, Claude de GANAY, Sauveur GANDOLFI-SCHEIT, Hervé GAYMARD, Mrs Annie GENEVARD, MM. Guy GEOFFROY, Daniel GIBBES, Franck GILARD, Charles-Ange GINESY, Claude GOASGUEN, Philippe GOUJON, Jean-Claude GUIBAL, Christophe GUILLOTEAU, Antoine HERTH, Patrick HETZEL, Philippe HOUILLON, Sébastien HUYGHE, Denis JACQUAT, Christian KERT, Mme Valérie LACROUTE, M. Jean-François LAMOUR, Mme Laure de LA RAUDIÈRE, M. Alain LEBOEUF, Mme Isabelle LE CALLENNEC, MM. Marc LE FUR, Bruno LE MAIRE, Philippe LE RAY, Pierre LELLOUCHE, Jean LEONETTI, Céleste LETT, Mme Véronique LOUWAGIE, MM. Laurent MARCANGELI, Thierry MARIANI, Hervé MARITON, Olivier MARLEIX, François de MAZIÈRES, Philippe MEUNIER, Alain MOYNE-BRESSAND, Mme Dominique NACHURY, MM. Yves NICOLIN, Edouard PHILIPPE, Henri PLAGNOL, Mme Bérangère POLETTI, Josette PONS, MM. Franck RIESTER, Martial SADDIER, André SCHNEIDER, Eric STRAUMANN, Claude STURNI, Mme Michèle TABAROT, MM. Jean-Charles TAUGOURDEAU, Michel TERROT, Jean-Marie TETART, Mrs Catherine VAUTRIN, MM. Patrice VERCHÈRE, Jean-Pierre VIGIER, Philippe VITEL, Jean-Luc WARSMANN and Eric WOERTH, MPs, and October 16, 2012 by Mr Jacques MYARD, MP.
The Constitutional Council,
Given the Constitution;
Seen Order n ° 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 as amended by the Organic Law on the Constitutional Council;
In view of the observations of the President of the Senate, registered on 18 October 2012;
Seen the Government's observations, recorded on October 19, 2012;
Le Rapporteur having been heard;
1. Considering that the petitioners and members of the House of Commons defected to the Constitutional Council the Law on the Mobilization of Public Land for Housing and the Strengthening of Obligations for the Production of Social Housing; Causes the conditions for the examination of the draft law by the first seised assembly, which would not comply with Articles 29, 39, 42, 44, 45 and 51-1 of the Constitution, rather than the constitutional requirement of clarity and sincerity of the debates Members of Parliament; and that the applicants also challenge compliance with the Constitution of Articles 3, 10, 15 and 16;
2. Considering that under the first paragraph of Article 42 of the Constitution: The discussion of the draft and draft laws shall, in session, include the text adopted by the committee referred to in accordance with Article 43 or, failing that, the text before the Assembly " ; that it is clear from the terms of that article that the grantor has heard that, after being placed on the agenda under the conditions laid down in Article 48 of the Constitution, the discussion of a draft or draft law shall be held in session on the A text adopted by the committee referred to in accordance with Article 43; that it is otherwise only in the case where the committee seised pursuant to Article 43 has rejected the text submitted to it and the one in which the committee did not Delivered on all articles of the text before the start of the examination in session;
3. Considering that the Standing Committee of the Senate, seized pursuant to Article 43 of the Constitution, appointed a Rapporteur and met to rule on the draft law during the morning of Monday, 11 September; Minutes of the meeting, after having adopted various amendments and considered all the articles of the text, this committee concluded its work in the morning even by adopting " The bill so amended " ; that, notwithstanding the adoption of this draft by the competent Standing Committee, the examination of the text in a public meeting which began on 11 September at night dealt with the text of the bill before the Senate; that the law relating to the Mobilisation of public land for housing and the strengthening of social housing production obligations has not been discussed in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 42 of the Constitution; that it has subsequently been adopted in accordance with a Procedure contrary to the Constitution;
4. Considering that, without the need to examine the other grievances, it is appropriate for the Constitutional Council to declare unconstitutional the whole of the Law on the Mobilization of Public Land in favour of Housing and Strengthening social housing obligations,
Decides:
The Law on the Mobilization of Public Land for Housing and the Strengthening of Housing Production Obligations Social is contrary to the Constitution.
This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the French
. By the Constitutional Council at its meeting on 24 October Mr Jean-Louis DEBRÉ, President, Mr Jacques BARROT, Mrs Claire BAZY MALAURIE, MM. Guy CANIVET, Michel CHARASSE, Renaud DENOIX de SAINT MARC, Valéry GISCARD d' ESTAING, Mme Jacqueline de GUILLENCHMIDT, MM. Hubert HAENEL and Pierre STEINMETZ.
The President,
Jean-Louis Debré
