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French state sued over contaminated tap water
VCM contamination comes from PVC pipes installed in the 1970s and 1980s - with Dordogne the most affected department
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New parents in France to get two extra months leave
A new law is designed to give more flexibility to parents
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What you need to show during a police roadside check in France
Here is what to have on hand (and other must-know vehicle rules)
Regional names allowed in France
Regional languages such as Breton and Corse are nearer to being better supported after MPs backed a law giving protection and allowing diacritic symbols to be used in forenames.
Symbols caused problems when a baby was given the Breton name Fañch as the tilde was not legal.
A top appeal court then allowed it.
The bill now goes to the Senate but it has dropped key provisions for language learning.
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