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The french did pass a law about using french in official government publications, in all advertisements, in all workplaces, in commercial contracts, in some other commercial communication contexts, in all government-financed schools, and some other contexts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law

The french wikipedia page mentions that this law was later substantially watered down by the constitutional council.




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