Any person operating a modelling agency who fails to provide the user, at his or her request, with a certificate from the social security bodies, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-22, is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
A child under the age of sixteen may not, without prior individual authorisation granted by the administrative authority, be engaged or produced in any capacity whatsoever: 1° In a sedentary or touring entertainment company; 2° In a cinema, radio, television, sound recording or audiovisual recording company, whatever the means of communication to the public; 3° In order to work as a model within the meaning of article L. 7123-2 ;…
The employment of a minor over the age of thirteen, with a view to carrying out the activities defined in article L. 7124-1, is subject to their written approval.
The individual authorisation to employ a child referred to in article L. 7124-1 may be withdrawn at any time.
Individual authorisation is not required if the child is hired by a modelling agency operating under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-11 and which has obtained authorisation to hire children.
When the child is engaged, in application of 5° of article L. 7124-1, the individual authorisation takes the form of an agreement.
The approvals provided for in articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1 for the employment of children under the age of sixteen are granted by the administrative authority for a fixed renewable period. They may be withdrawn at any time. In an emergency, they may be suspended for a limited period.
The employment and selection of a child, whether at school or not, working as a model may not exceed the maximum daily and weekly periods determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The employment and selection of an out-of-school child working as a model may only be authorised for two days a week, excluding Sundays.
During school periods, the employment of a schoolchild as a model and the preliminary selection for this activity may only be authorised on weekly rest days other than Sunday.
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