Any person wishing to hire or produce a child under the age of sixteen to carry out one of the activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 7124-1 must first submit an application for authorisation to the Prefect of the company’s registered office.
If the registered office of the company is abroad or if the company has no fixed registered office, the application is submitted to the Prefect of Paris.