96. The Special Rapporteur notes that the situation prevailing today in France is different from the one which existed at the time of the adoption of the 1905 law on the separation of Church and State (loi concernant la séparation des Eglises et de l &apos; Etat), which constitutes the basis of the principle of laïcité (which is almost equivalent to secularism) in France.
96. The Special Rapporteur notes that the situation prevailing today in France is different from the one which existed at the time of the adoption of the 1905 law on the separation of Church and State (loi concernant la séparation des Eglises et de l &apos; Etat), which constitutes the basis of the principle of laïcité (which is almost equivalent to secularism) in France.