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Eric Woerth held on time. Like its predecessor Xavier Darcos promised, the new Minister of Labour sent Wednesday afternoon the bill on social dialogue in very small businesses to members of the National Commission of the collective agreement and the Higher Council The probity. This text, which must still be approved by the State Council before being presented May 12 in the Cabinet, sets the conditions for measuring the hearing of unions in companies with fewer than 10 employees, a necessary condition for the law of 20 August 2008 laying down the new criteria for union representativeness is not considered unconstitutional for excluding more than 4 million workers in any election.

'We relied on the letter of the UPA and four trade unions, it says the Ministry of Labour.A letter dated end of January, setting the broad outlines of a trade union representation in the territorial commissions after elections in the TPE.

This bill deals with "three great subjects." First, it imposes in firms with fewer than 10 employees on a consultation list at the regional level every four years from late 2012. "This consultation will be through the internet or by mail, confirm there in the entourage of Eric Woerth. And it will affect all employees of small, except those of Agriculture whose election results, chambers of agriculture will be taken into account.In other words, all employees of businesses with fewer than 10 people will vote on the union they feel able to represent them in the territorial commissions, not the names of candidates.

Deuzio, the establishment of joint regional chambers (and the designation of their representatives) is returned to negotiations or inter-branch branch. The mission of these committees? "Monitoring and enforcement of collective agreements," says Bill.

Thirdly, the government postponed by two years the date of the next industrial tribunal elections to be held no later than at the end of 2015 and not 2013."There are many elections in early 2014 and we also want to allow time to analyze the recommendations of the Richard report," justifies a collaborator Eric Woerth.

"This is not the priority"

The Richard report, to be unveiled in the coming days, should offer new ways of "designation" of judges prud'hommes. One of the tracks would be considered to remove the election to go through an appointment of counsel based on the weight of each union at national level.Delaying the election of two years and has the advantage of allowing adequate time for governments to measure the weight of each plant under the new criteria of representativeness (will not be representative as the plants that, nationally, have a hearing than 8%).

No doubt this bill will meet the four trade unions signed the letter of intent in December with UPA: CFDT, CGT, CFE-CGC and CFTC. And will be fought by the MEDEF and CGPME rating as "excellent" social dialogue in the current SOHO and do not see the usefulness of measuring the audience of trade unions in the TPE.

"This is not the priority," has consistently indicated Laurence Parisot, the president of MEDEF, for several months.Leaves also ignored their signature in April 2008 when, in a common position on trade union representation endorsed with the CFDT and CGT, they referred the audience measurement in the TPE for future negotiations and the MEDEF the GGPME refused to open in December.

The U.S. stock market opened on a note undecided on Friday, after aligning Thursday for a sixth straight session of gains, led by the industry.

The Dow Jones opens up 0.19% at 11,145 points after six consecutive sessions of progression and a new peak not reached in a year and a half.

The Nasdaq resumed its souflle: it fell by 0.41% in early trade to 2506 points, but preserves the 2,500 points. And the S & P 500 lost 0.3%, ?1.208 points. The milestone of 1200 points is preserved. Yesterday, the Nasdaq finished at the highest level since June 5, 2008, the S & P 500 since September 26 of that year.

Consolidation is expected.The motion correction has been faster because of Dox Jones, who went into the red, a few minutes after the gong: he lost to 15H35, 0.12%, to 11,132 points.

New homes expected

On the foreign exchange market, the euro continued its decline against the dollar, penalized by renewed concerns about the ability of Greece to cope with its budget crisis and when Athens began to initiate procedures to activate the Plan aid from Europe and the IMF. In the morning, the European currency was worth 1.3527 dollars against 1.3574 dollars the previous day.

Today on Wall Street, investors will monitor the numbers of starts of new housing in March and the index of consumer sentiment in the United States.

A new series of major publication is also expected on the side of U.S. companies.Bank of America (-1%) and Mattel will unveil figures of their first quarter, while General Electric will issue its second quarter of those displaced.

Google view

Google announced Thursday after the close of U.S. markets have performed over the first three months of the year a net profit of 1.96 billion dollars, 6.06 dollars per share, against $ 1.42 billion (U.S. $ 4.49 per share) over the same period last year. In the first three months of the year its sales climbed 23%. The titles, however, slip 4.7% to 567.39 dollars.

In addition, the Financial Times, real estate investment fund Whitehall Street International managed by U.S. bank Goldman Sachs has lost almost all its value, or 1.8 billion dollars (1.3 billion euros) .On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that another major U.S. bank Morgan Stanley had lost 5.4 billion dollars (3.95 billion euros) in investment properties, including the headquarters of the European Central Bank Germany.

Always on the side of values, yesterday, UPS, considered a good barometer of economic activity in the United States, announced a sharp rise in profits.

In Los Angeles

Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, never gives up. The firm, however, Tokyo has accumulated errors during the last decade. She has lost the digital music player market against Apple. His video game consoles, are in third place, behind Microsoft and its Xbox 360 is far behind Nintendo and its Wii. Worse, the TV market, the former world number one until 2006 was demoted to third place by the South Korean Samsung and LG. But the 3D could change that.

Sony plays an ambitious part with 3D. "We are present throughout the chain of video images in 3D. From the professional camera lens for up to televisions, via the video game consoles, games and movies, "recalls Nick Sharples, a spokesman for Sony in Europe.The Tokyo firm could also add 3D to its Vaio PC, even though no one has this feature. Ultimately, its mobile phones designed by its joint venture with Ericsson of Sweden could also benefit from a screen in relief.

From the camera to video games

In contrast, the 3D cameras to film and sporting events, Sony is the only group with fellow electronics Panasonic offer professional equipment. The Tokyo company has partnered with the company to improve its 3ality cameras that use two objectives and can play on the "depth" of the effect in relief. For 3D TV, the group wants to propose "in France around the Soccer World Cup which starts on June 11," said Philippe Citro?n, managing director of Sony in France Guaranteed pay day loans.

But it will gain in the battle along with Philips and LG, and well after its competitors Samsung and Panasonic, who already sell their screens in the United States. However, these Sony TVs 3D can be coupled to the PlayStation 3 which will be adapted in June, games in relief. The game programs will be announced in mid-April. A second amendment to the PS3, the second semester will play Blu-ray videos in relief, in high definition. It is a competitive advantage over other consoles.

Sony is finally the only one with studios to make films in 3D and special effects. Sony Pictures Digital is especially designed computer images of Alice in Tim Burton, produced by Disney. "We can accomplish miracles, as to eliminate the reflection of a person in a mirror.But it is not possible to convert to 3D, traditional scenes with smoke, rain or snow falls, "says Buzz Hays, director of the 3D shape of Sony's directors. The group has already contributed to 8 films in relief since 2004 and participates in the rise of Hollywood studios to provide "46 films in 3D in 2010 against 17 in 2008," according to the firm Futuresource. According to Michael Lynton, president of Sony Pictures, "We are at the beginning of a profound change for the film industry."

At the close Tuesday night, the CAC 40 gained 0.49% to 4053, 94 points, a record for a year and a half. While on Wall Street investors were taking a break, despite the confirmation of the retention by the Fed to lower interest rates (between 0% and 0.25%, and has been d?bembre 2008).

On Wednesday morning, Asian stock markets are moving in the positive. This early morning, the Bank of Japan also announced that it retained its interest rates to 0.1%. The World Bank, East Asian development is driving the global economic recovery, but these countries need reform to enjoy sustained growth.The institution expects an increase of 8.7% of GDP in the area in 2010.

Around 8:15 am, the CAC index futures expire in April 2010 predict an opening near balance (-0.01%).

Rich economic news

Side Europe, INSEE and ISAE Ifo and its equivalents, will unveil their outlook for the second quarter of the year. At 11 hours, the GDP of the eurozone in the fourth quarter of 2009 (third estimate). At the same time, will be published the second estimate of the composite PMI services for the month of March, and prices for industrial production.

In the U.S., weekly stocks of crude oil will be reviewed by financial operators. Oil is quite stable in anticipation of these figures, but quickly approached $ 87 in recent days. Investors anticipate a rise in global demand.The Qatari Minister of Energy Abdullah al-Attiyah said Tuesday that it was not necessary to bring OPEC to discuss soaring prices at the highest in a year and a half No credit check payday loans.

At 19:30, the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, will speak on "Economic Challenges past, present and future. A speech certainly scrutinized closely in the wake of its decision on rates. Any change of address would be taken seriously.

Finally, at 21 hours, the figures on consumer credit in the U.S. in February.

Using concrete for Renault and Daimler

The Franco-Japanese alliance Renault-Nissan and Daimler, the German manufacturer Mercedes and Smart have announced equity cross-holdings of 3.1%, and a broad industrial partnership.The Renault shares surged 3.86% to 36.87 euros at the close yesterday.

Carrefour prepares to leave Portugal, reports Le Figaro. The retailer will start selling the 524 hard discount stores it operates in this country under the banner Minipre?o. Their turnover has reached 915 million euros in 2009.

Rentabiliweb Specialist monetization of online and offline audiences, today announced it won a bidding group France Televisions in order to monetize the sites hearings France Televisions Interactive.

Deinove today launches his bid for the purchase of shares. Offer clot April 20 and the first titles will be on the Paris stock exchange – Alternext – from April 21. The "greentech" hopes to raise from 12 to 15 million euros in the financial markets to fund its research.

Maurel and Prom will publish its annual results after-hours trade.

After four consecutive sessions in the green and a gain of 0.7% for the Dow Jones, Wall Street starts this week in doubt. At the close, the Dow Jones gained 0.16% to 10,641.92 points, the S & P 500 grapille 0.04% to 1150.50 points.l In contrast, the Nasdaq lost 0.23% to 2362.21 points.

The NYSE is cautious on the eve of the monetary policy meeting of the Fed. The Fed should keep its no surprise key interest rate near zero and reiterate its commitment to maintain a low level for a "prolonged period". More than the rate decision widely expected, investors will scrutinize the speeches of leaders of the U.S. central bank.They watch for a possible change in tone or vocabulary that could be the harbinger of early recovery in interbank rates, especially after raising the discount rate last month.

In this atmosphere, the figures for industrial production go unnoticed. However, the latter rose in February by 0.1% from the previous month, while analysts believed it had stagnated.

The surplus balance of U.S. capital flows to long-term investments declined in January to $ 19.1 billion against $ 63.3 billion the previous month, according to data published Monday by the Treasury Department .

Greece returns to the heart of concerns

In addition to this national event, the U.S. financial markets keep an eye on the statements that filter the meeting of European finance ministers on Greece.On Monday and Tuesday until tomorrow, they must define the details of plan using Greek estimated at over 20 billion euros.

But the markets seem to regret the lack of clear announcements about it. This anxiety is the euro down. The European currency loose 0.75% to 1.3669 dollar. In turn, the rise of the dollar penalizes values to raw materials.The oil companies Chevron (-0.73% to 73.16 dollars) and ExxonMobil (-1.14% to 66.04 dollars) were penalized by the decline in oil prices payday loans for bad credit .

The maker of construction equipment Caterpillar gave up 2.12% to 59.08 dollars and aluminum producer Alcoa 1.10% to 13.45 dollars.

Wal-Mart stands

Amylin Pharmaceuticals climbed 15.25% to 23.35 dollars, boosted by the announcement that the FDA does not need more data on its anti-diabetes drug.Boston Scientific has screwed him for 13.24%, after stating that he was stopping the sale of a defibrillator.

The energy sector was also facilitated by the acquisition of sites for exploration and production of shale gas from Dominion Resources (0.28% to 39.58 dollars) in the Appalachians, to 3.475 billion dollars in cash by Consol Energy (-9.96% to 48.62 dollars).

Wal-Mart was distinguished with an increase of 2.76 to 55.39 dollars, supported by higher recommendation to "buy" by analysts at Citigroup.

The title of the parent company of Calvin Klein, the Philips-Van Heusen, jumped 10.08% to 52.56 dollars. The group will buy the brand of leisure wear Tommy Hilfiger in UK investment funds Apax Partners.

Google (-3.42% to 559.74 dollars after opening under $ 565) could close its search engine or a part of its activities in China.Google Chinese news should be limited to official newspapers. 36% of Google revenues in China are related to its search service. "Baidu, its main competitor, would be the main beneficiary of the partial withdrawal, analysts said Aurel BGC.

The Pentagon has dismissed the accusations of protectionism could give time for EADS to prepare a rival bid by the Boeing (-1.07% to 69.08 U.S. dollars) contract for refueling tankers.

The results of FedEx for the third quarter are expected Thursday. The numbers of specialist courier services is considered a leading barometer of business activity. Titles rise of 1.09%, to 87.12 dollars.

Announced in May, the marketing of coffee pods Casino compatible with Nespresso coffee machines, breaking for the first time the monopoly of the subsidiary of Nestl? on its capsules, should lead to jostling on the shelves of super, supermarkets and mini-markets group Etienne. It could also lead to a rush in the courtroom. "We will defend our interests in a very strong," says Le Figaro Richard Girardot, CEO of Nespresso.

Ethical Coffee Company (ECC), the young Swiss company founded by a former boss of Nespresso and Casino, has negotiated exclusive distribution in France capsules designed by ECC, ensure not to violate any of the patents filed by the subsidiary Nestle. Those who protect the first generation of capsules are supposed to fall into the public domain until late 2012 payday advances .ECC claims to have found a loophole allowing him to circumvent the patent protection. "It seems very surprising to our lawyers," stressed the head of Nespresso, which states that the 1700 patent filed by the group to protect the faith the capsules and how they are used in coffee makers.

The leaders of Nespresso, which could not see, and because the capsule competing, let alone taste it, do not count undertake preventive approach, both towards Casino, ECC or its sub Folliet contractor, the roaster Chambery which supports the production of pods. But with their lawyers, they will likely be the first to rush into the shelves of Casino.

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Fight against the invasion of generics has become the creed of Sanofi-Aventis. The pharmaceutical group multiplies acquisitions for several months to cope with the loss of patents on some of its drugs by 2014. Latest news dated from Voices? A stake of 19.9% in the Danish biotech company Zealand Pharma for 100 million euros. The interest of the maneuver is to get his hands on the ZP10, a treatment against diabetes and obesity currently in phase three clinical trials, the last before the placing on the market. It also aims to strengthen an existing partnership with the company valued at between 400 and 500 million euros. In exchange, the news caused investors to react moderately. The title takes Sanofi 1.68% to 56.33 euros.

The ZP10, is baptized by AVE0010 Sanofi, should be launched on the market in 2012.Sanofi wants to be the successor of Lantus insulin his star, who in 2008 has already generated 2.4 billion euros in sales and has raised a number of sales of laboratory medicine in the first nine months of 2009. The pharmaceutical group is already preparing the loss of patent for this drug in Europe and the United States in 2014. So in addition to the ZP10, Sanofi is testing a new version of Lantus. If it successfully passes the test, he could receive a patent until 2025.

Being on all fronts

Since the beginning of the year, Sanofi is trying every means to expand its portfolio. In addition to equity from Zealand Pharma, the group also focuses its activity in atrial fibrillation, a heart disorder.

On Monday, Sanofi announced the acquisition of Chattem, a leading drug sold without prescription in the United States, for 1.9 billion dollars.An operation that should allow him to become the No. 5 global counter medications. A segment very promising since it generated 86.6 billion dollars worldwide in 2008 with 20 billion in the United States. On this market alone, it was the fifth acquisition made by Sanofi-Aventis between 2008 and 2009, after the Australian Symbion, the Argentine Gramon, the French specialist food supplements and beauty products Kernpharm the Netherlands last month.

Other operations were performed in the generic (Medley, Kendrick, Zentiva), ophthalmology (Fovea), vaccine (Shantha) or in animal health with the purchase for 2.8 billion euros of the 50 % of its U.S. partner in the Merck Merial Veterinary Laboratory. Recently, market rumors evoked recovery of German Ratiopharm fourth generic manufacturer in the world, boosted as the stock market.

In total, Chris Viehbacher, head of Sanofi-Aventis since December 2008, launched 31 acquisitions and partnerships in 2009. And the movement should continue in 2010.

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It took six days to break his silence. And yet the world was waiting he speaks. The Awards were panicking. The warning is part late November, when Dubai announced that its conglomerate Dubai World, is struggling to repay 59 billion in debt. As negotiations with creditors ahead delicate, Sheikh Mohammed has given an appointment on 1 December, journalists at the entrance of Dubai Media City, the neighborhood where settled CNN, AFP and al-chain Jazeera. Under the sun, disdasha white sunglasses and beard neatly trimmed, he stopped two minutes before the cameras. In fact interview, he let out a pithy phrase: "Dubai's economy is strong." He also regretted "the lack of international investors" before philosophizing on "Fruit Trees always attacked by those who throw stones.The allusion, acerbic, was aimed at Western media he despises. Then he climbed into his 4 ? 4 white. Scholarships and fell again.

"His Highness is very determined"

This attitude, princely or haughty as the interpretation is actually not worth that friends at HRH. "He laughs at the criticism even if they hurt his pride," says one of its brokers. At age 60, Sheik Mo has shown the other Gulf monarchies it is not just the oil life. So Abu Dhabi prides itself on culture and joined the Louvre. The Sultanate of Oman has made ecology by building on its magnificent scenery. As for Qatar, it develops its universities.

Sheikh Mo himself, runs Dubai like a business. If an order, it must be executed finger on the seam of his trousers."His Highness is very determined, confided the CEO of Emirates airline, Sheikh Ahmed, the magazine Vanity Fair in 2006. To follow, he must recharge his batteries at 100% and give everything. "This has enabled the micro-state to jump two centuries, between 1990 and 2009. But when crunch time, he must reassure communicate, the man is rare.

Born in 1949, Muhammad is the heir of the Maktoum dynasty. Bedouin who have settled in Dubai in 1833. In this small port that saw trade and smuggling, child's little prince is so spartan. Running water, phone, electricity, roads do not exist. At nightfall, on the creek, we lit the oil lamp. "We played ball on the dirt floor, we did not travel and we had no government," Sheikh Ahmed confided to Le Figaro in 2003. Mohammed was 9 years old when his father, Sheikh Rashid, seized power.The oil discovered offshore in 1966 freed the royal family of the dependence of ancient Arab traders, Iranian and Indian.

Visionary Sheikh Rashid began the first stage of modernization of Dubai. In three decades, he transformed the inlet in a regional logistics and industry. In 1966, Mohammed was sent to Cambridge to learn English. In 1971, the British left the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi, which owns the majority of oil resources, and Dubai, plus the best location, create, with five mini-states, the federation of United Arab Emirates. At age 21, instead of continuing studies, Mohammed is powered defense minister. Despite the turmoil in the region, his country is developing slowly but surely.

The privacy of Sheikh Mo is as secret as eventful.Horseman, he created a stable of thoroughbreds Godolphin, who became the great rival that of the Aga Khan. Each fall, he is one of the best customers at Deauville. In winter, the horses are in the sun in Dubai. In April, they leave by plane for Europe. Except this year as the Godolphin stable has been accused of doping. Sheikh Mo also owns the largest yacht in the world. He publishes his poems on the Internet. Married several times, he would have 19 children – eight girls and eleven son – now aged between 2 and 27 years. His biography on his official site does not mention them. But many of those princes and princesses have a page on Facebook. Like all young surfers today, they have taken hundreds of photos for free access.In a few clicks, one discovers the Sheikh's private life: the inside of his jet, his palaces, his children, their holidays in Europe, stretching their albino tiger on leather couches, their hawks. In the family album, just missing the wives and mothers.

Cape Town Tourism

On October 7, 1990, the life of Mohammed switches. His father, Sheikh Rashid, died after a long illness. The eldest son, Maktoum, ascends the throne. Mohammed became crown prince. But it will always be regarded as the true boss of Dubai, well before the death of his brother in January 2006. Surrounded by bodyguards brilliant ?miratiens commoners, he began the second stage of the transformation of Dubai. Cap on tourism, shopping, services and finance.With hundreds of thousands of workers forced laborers to thank you, he built skyscrapers, shopping malls and luxury hotels, including the famous Burj al-Arab, a 7 star hotel. Ski, giant aquariums, artificial islands, tallest tower in the world: everything must be extraordinary. Within a radius of 10 000 kilometers, Dubai is the only place where there are any consumer product, where women have no constraints imposed on Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Sheikh Mo, whose appearances are rare except in the photo on the property, has no ambition in international politics, but it pushes the girls to pursue careers and encourages entrepreneurs. "We are 1.5 billion Arabs which 50% are under 25 years. If we can save them by giving them meaningful employment, we will avoid to be extremists. "Strange speech, but little understood.Only the expansion of Dubai forced march draws attention. Speculators took power. And miscellaneous multiply: turning the car ram into a jewelry, demonstrations of "slave laborers" settling of accounts between the Russian mafia, rape of a young French … Sheikh Mo has also suffered heavily from the anti – Arab Congress in Washington opposed his bid for U.S. ports. According to Forbes, the fortune of the master of Dubai has shrunk from 28 to 16 billion dollars between 2008 and 2009.

All eyes are now turning to his son, Hamdan, 27 years. Nicknamed "CP" for Crown Prince, the military trained at Sandhurst in Britain has it in hand, the soul of a communicator. Familiar with Facebook, he put his videos on YouTube.The latest shows his impressive collection of cars, hundreds of cars, Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Porsche … Another clip presents declaiming, for five long minutes, a speech in Arabic on a thoroughbred in the desert or caressing lioness on a beach. His poems are "coo" of thousands of young women. Nice kid, he is Prince William of the Middle East.

Meanwhile, his father is negotiating with international bankers from whom he borrowed too. Next Monday, Sheikh Moh will have repaid a portion of its debt. One thing is certain: the economic model he developed for Dubai showed its flaws and shortcomings. His son did he understand? Does he realize that he must invent a new one?

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When prey is, UFC Que Choisir not let go. Just weeks after a complaint filed against the provider of Internet access (ISP) Free to improper billing of the hotline, the association of consumer advocacy attack again for collective redress "many and various unfair and unlawful" .

The UFC has assigned the Free interim High Court of Paris as part of an accelerated procedure. A decision motivated by complaints from several consumers who feel cheated by the rules of subscription and advertising provider. As the class action (editor's note: class actions in the courts) are impossible in France, is in his own name as the association claims 535,000 euros in damages.If Free is considered in the light of competition law, this amount could rise to 96 million, or 10% of the turnover of the company.

Unfair

Among the problems raised by clients and accepted by UFC, several relate to the conditions of sale. It is alleged the ISP to pre-check the option "Service Plus" in the subscription forms online so that this option costs EUR 9.99 per month. Worse, this addition does not appear in the sum total of the subscription rises to 39.98 euros per month and not 29.99 as stated. UFC has also criticized Free to impose a payment by debit to its subscribers. If they refuse, they are forced to pay a deposit of 400 euros to pay 4 euros per month extra.

And if the customer decides to cancel his subscription, it will take a period of one month instead of 10 days imposed by the Chatel Act. In addition, he must pay 96 euros less than 3 euros a month old. A change of address or request new equipment redo the note up to 96 euros automatically. "These practices are harmful. Free communicates on a price ceiling that is actually a floor price. Customers are direct victims, "indignant Catalina Chatellier, a lawyer specializing in new technologies at UFC Que Choisir.

Moreover, the association called for an end to the advertising campaign suggesting that provider with Free, the customer has all-inclusive. UFC said that in the ? 29.99 that it cost to subscribe, like all other ISPs, calls to mobiles and special numbers are not included. Advertising can be misinterpreted.Similarly, the joint venture on so-called exclusive services actually are not as fast-Fi or parental control software.

"Most ISPs have policies effective sales and marketing as they come to pass in a few seconds a message of clarity and simplicity to consumers who actually is not," said Master Yann Lorang, Attorney at Law, Jakubowicz Mallet-Guy and Associates. "Today the drafting of terms of business of selling has become an art in that it must juggle the provisions protecting consumers while preserving the relationship of trust – and thus the imperative of return – between the operator and its customers, "said the lawyer.

Asked about the issue, Free declined to give his version."We do not comment on subpoenas in general and that it no longer," said a terse email from the Communications Department Iliad, the parent of Free.

History

Free is not his first assignment in the courts. Already in 2006, UFC Que Choisir had complained to protest the excessive taxation of calls to the hotline. In 2007, the ISP was forced to appeal a court decision sentencing him to repay three customers and remitted to the association 20 000 in damages for the same problem.

Last October, UFC Que Choisir was again to report a complaint hotline maintained an unfair price by 34 cents the minutes despite complaints. In November, the legal troubles continue with a historic decision of the Court of Cassation.This gave reason to a customer who complained Free to pay its entire supply Triplay (Internet, telephony and television) as he received no television. The court noted that the supplier is under an obligation of result when the services it offers. A decision should set a precedent.

Criticized for its lack of goodwill in the implementation of court decisions, Free found himself back on the wall. UFC Que Choisir hopes this time change its behavior. "They have everything to gain by giving a better image of themselves," says Catalina Chatellier.

More broadly, the decision to be taken following the hearing on March 9 should have a wider scope in the world of ISP. "Only the actions of this kind, not the individual claims mediators, can alter these contracts to more equality and fairness," said the lawyer Yann Lorang.

For Free, which should be awarded the fourth license at the end of the year, the new ads come in any involuntary case to a very bad time.