United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/DEC/23/101
Distr.: General
24 June 2013
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-third session
Agenda item 6
Universal Periodic Review
Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*
23/101.
Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: France
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21
of 21 March 2011, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on
modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;
Having conducted the review of France on 21 January 2013 in conformity with all
the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;
Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on France which is constituted
of the report of the Working Group on France (A/HRC/23/3), together with the views of
France concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary
commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to
questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in
the Working Group (A/HRC/23/3/Add.1 and A/HRC/23/2, chapter VI).
24th meeting
6 June 2013
[Adopted without a vote.]
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its twenty-third session (A/HRC/23/2), chap. I.
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