I'm sorry, I realized this is not an error but a "localisation" issue: http://daniel.flipo.free.fr/frenchb/frenchb2-doc.pdf Here are the descriptions what changes are made if you use french and babel. To revert the changes to the lists the following command must be put in the preamble:
\frenchbsetup{StandardLists=true}
have a good evening!
Laurenz
