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  Day 3312 (Friday) 3 rd July 2026 Happy birthday Huw. He always tells me to ignore his birthday but we give the same card to each other every year – we’ll go to Le Phare later and lift a glass to him.   Our flat is above this restaurant – I have no idea when these photos  were taken but they look pretty old. This is the restaurant near the beach. Here are the rest of the odd French laws… 16. Hungry? Please leave the office That’s right, it’s illegal to eat in your office or factory (unless a Labour Inspector says it’s all right). Article R4228-19 of the Labo u r Code  wants to make sure you leave your desk at lunchtime. Remember, the French have the longest lunch hours and with France’s gastronomic meal now protected by UNESCO, lunch is no laughing matter. 17. Ze show must go on As with a similar law in Quebec to safeguard French culture, France has a cap on foreign music. A 1994 law, called the Loi Toubon after the minister who enacted it, set a French music ...
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  Day 3311 (Thursday) 2 nd July 2026 Both of these photos were taken in the 1950s – it hasn’t changed at all. We had a bit of a storm yesterday afternoon, not much, just a few rolls of thunder and one or two flashes of lightning. Badger watched it all sitting on one of our outside chairs not unsettled in the slightest, the only thing that scares him is the hoover, which sends him back to bed. The little storm did wonders for the blue sky, which was much clearer today and we went to Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat for lunch. We shared a quiche Lorraine which was enormous and delicious. There’s not much going on in Saint-Jean but it’s a lovely little town and very quiet and calm.  Here are some more weird French laws… 6. Go ahead and steal from your family Here's some unexpected legal ground: you won’t be punished for your theft, because they cannot file a complaint against you. Sounds ridiculous, right? I have no idea what’s behind this one, but it’s true. According to  Article 311...
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  Day 3310 (Wednesday) 1 st July 2026 This is Menton and this is Eze. It was another glorious day, the forecast said we were going to get a storm this afternoon but it came to nothing. What changes in July 2026: birth leave, updates to the DPE, and school holidays... Published by  Cécile de Sortiraparis ,  Caroline de Sortiraparis ,  My de Sortiraparis  · Photos by Margot de Sortiraparis · Updated on June 26, 2026 at 08:39 p.m. New rules arrive every month. This July 2026, we list all the changes that affect how French people live. Savings, spending, health—and housing too—here’s what changes as of July 1 in France. In France, laws, decrees and rules evolve regularly. In the event of inflation , the minimum wage can be raised, energy prices can be frozen. To improve the health of the population, the government may choose to regulate the consumption of certain products, prohibit the use of various practices... Even internationally, new laws may affect the French...
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