Section 2: Exemptions for the employment of children by approved persons

The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation submitted by an employer with a view to hiring a child to carry out the activity mentioned in 5° of article L. 7124-1 must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A birth certificate for the employer or its directors, partners and managers in the case of a company; 2° A certificate of payment of contributions to social security organisations for employers…

The medical examination prior to the child’s employment is carried out by a paediatrician or by a general practitioner or by an occupational physician from the interprofessional occupational health service specialising in occupational medicine for performing artists and technicians mentioned in article R. 7124-6, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister responsible for health. It shows whether, given the child’s age and state of health,…

The administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 grants the authorisation, for a renewable period of one year, on the assent of a commission whose composition and mode of operation are determined in section 3 of this chapter. It may also suspend approval pursuant to article R. 7124-19-4. The authorisation includes the name of the child authorised to work with the employer to carry out the activity mentioned in 5°…

Approval, or renewal of approval, may only be granted when the child’s physical and psychological safety is sufficiently guaranteed. As part of the examination of the application, the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 may request that a copy of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record be issued. No authorisation may be granted or renewed if it appears that the employer or one of its directors, partners or…

The decision to suspend approval must be justified by the urgency of the situation and can only be based on facts that immediately and seriously jeopardise the health or morals of the child. Reasons must be given.

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after receiving a referral from the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, proposes to the latter, after the employer concerned has been given the opportunity to present its observations: 1° Either the withdrawal of the authorisation; 2° Or the lifting of the suspension if the measures taken by the employer are such…

The information provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 7124-1-5 is delivered by any means to the child’s legal representatives by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1.