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Featuring your child in paid collaborations: we secure your prefectural authorization.
INFLUXIO advises parents and legal representatives only in obtaining the prefectural authorization required whenever a child appears in a paid collaboration. Audit, DDETS file, review of the employment contract, support with renewals: we secure the entire procedure for the family.
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Alexandre Bigot-Joly
Partner
Music law, influence, media, communications & criminal law. Lecturer at CELSA, ISCOM and ESP.
Raphaël Molina
Partner
Intellectual property, business law, criminal law & influencer law. Contributor to the 2023 influencer legislation.
Maria Berrada
Partner
Intellectual property, AI, Web3, GDPR, digital criminal law & eSports. Legal counsel for the French Video Game Federation.
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Benefit of the authorization
With prefectural authorization, no modelling agency needed.
Every euro taken by a modelling agency is a euro that will not go back to the child.
Over 10 years, total savings
+ 72 000 €
going back to the child thanks to the authorization, compared with using a modelling agency.
Per collaboration
200 €
net savings for the child (modelling agency commission removed)
Over 10 years
360
collaborations cumulated without modelling agency commission (3 per month for 10 years)
Calculation: €200 net savings per average collaboration × 3 collaborations per month × 12 months × 10 years = €72,000 extra for the child. Typical period: ages 6 to 16.
Our engagement
Five steps, one mission: securing your authorization.
INFLUXIO supports legal representatives only in obtaining the prefectural authorization, from diagnosing the applicable regime through to the Prefecture's decision. We do not act for advertisers or modelling agencies.
What an authorization file actually involves
11
supporting documents
1
commission hearing
8 - 12
weeks of review
Qualification
Regime qualification
- Activity audit (broadcast volumes, direct and indirect revenue)
- Qualification note: declarative regime or authorization
- Scoping of the family and contractual perimeter
With
Legal representatives
What is at stake
Operating without the required authorization may amount to undeclared work involving a minor (art. L.8221-1 and L.8224-1 French Labour Code): up to 3 years' imprisonment and €45,000 fine, raised to 5 years and €75,000 when the person concerned is a minor.
Preparation
File preparation
- Prior opening of the Caisse des Dépôts deposit account in the child's name
- Child's civil status, proof of address, parents' situation
- Employment contract compliant with CBA IDCC 3252 and the amendment of 22 January 2025
- Detailed scenario of the engagement, expected duration and frequency
- Medical fitness certificate issued by an accredited physician
- Written consent of the minor if over sixteen (art. L.7124-1-1)
With
Legal representatives · Accredited physician
Key point
A single missing or non-compliant document makes the file inadmissible. We coordinate every contributor to deliver a file ready to be reviewed.
Filing
Filing with the DDETS
- Filing of the file with the DDETS of the child's place of residence
- Presentation note to the Children's Entertainment Commission
- Handling of follow-up requests from the reviewing services
With
DDETS · Prefecture
Key point
The presentation note directly shapes how the Commission reads the file. Its drafting quality and the consistency of the project exposed are decisive.
Hearing
Commission hearing
- Preparation of the legal representatives for the hearing
- Anticipation of questions on schooling, rest and psychological balance
- Reasoned answers on the reasonable nature of the engagement
With
Children's Entertainment Commission
Key point
The Commission's opinion shapes the prefect's decision. An unfavourable opinion typically delays any new application by several months: the quality of the hearing is therefore decisive.
Management & follow-up
Management guidance and renewals
- Briefing on how the post-authorization regime works: what legal representatives may and must do
- Walkthrough of the applicable CBA rules (IDCC 3252: remuneration, working time, rest, schooling)
- Methodology to prepare and file renewal applications within the required timeframe
- Answers to legal representatives' questions on day-to-day obligations
With
Legal representatives
Key point
INFLUXIO does not intervene in advertiser contract negotiation or in the day-to-day operations of shoots. Our role is limited to explaining the applicable rules and supporting authorization renewals.
Included in our engagement
- Preliminary audit and qualification of the applicable regime
- Review of the employment contract proposed by the advertiser to the legal representative
- Comprehensive preparation of the eleven supporting documents
- Drafting of the presentation note to the Commission
- Filing and follow-up of all exchanges with the DDETS
- Preparation for the Children's Entertainment Commission hearing
- Explanation of the applicable CBA rules and support with authorization renewals
Borne by the family
- Administrative costs (revenue stamps, certified copies)
- Accredited physician's fees for the medical certificate
Indicative timeline: 2 to 3 weeks of file preparation by INFLUXIO, then 8 to 12 weeks of review by the DDETS and the Children's Entertainment Commission.
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What does our support for child influencers cover?
Featuring a child in a paid collaboration (sponsored video, product placement, advertising photo, Instagram story, Reel, TikTok or YouTube) immediately triggers the application of French child entertainment labour law.
Act n° 2020-1266 of 19 October 2020 governing the commercial exploitation of the image of children under sixteen on online platforms, supplemented by decree n° 2022-727 of 28 April 2022, sets a strict framework: a declarative regime for limited broadcasts and a prefectural authorization regime as soon as the activity becomes commercial in scale or involves direct or indirect remuneration.
INFLUXIO acts exclusively alongside parents and legal representatives to secure the authorization; we do not advise advertisers or modelling agencies.
Who is concerned?
- Parents and legal representatives whose child takes part in paid collaborations on social media.
- Families whose child appears in monetized content on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat or Facebook.
- Families of content creators whose children appear in sponsored formats (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram).
- Legal representatives facing an employment request from an advertiser or modelling agency involving their minor child.
The golden rule: sponsored content = salaried child.
Whatever the platform, the duration, or whether you are a professional influencer or not, as soon as there is remuneration in exchange for an appearance, the French Labour Code applies.
The child must be qualified as a model within the meaning of articles L.7124-1, 3° and L.7123-2 of the Labour Code, which define a model as « any person who presents a product or an advertising message, including by reproduction of their image, even occasionally ». A single product placement is enough to activate this regime.
The applicable legal framework.
Three texts structure the matter: French Act n° 2020-1266 of 19 October 2020, known as the « Studer Act » after its rapporteur MP Bruno Studer, decree n° 2022-727 of 28 April 2022 specifying the thresholds, and collective bargaining agreement IDCC 3252 supplemented by amendment n° 2 of 22 January 2025.
Breaches expose parents and advertisers to civil sanctions (contract nullity, damages) and criminal sanctions (up to €75,000 in fines and 5 years imprisonment for the most serious offences).
Declarative regime or authorization regime?
The decree of 28 April 2022 distinguishes two regimes depending on the scale of the activity. The declarative regime applies to modest broadcasts: a simple declaration to the prefecture is sufficient.
The authorization regime becomes mandatory as soon as the activity takes on a regular commercial dimension: a genuine prior authorization issued by the prefect after the opinion of the Children's Entertainment Commission. INFLUXIO systematically carries out a preliminary audit to qualify the applicable regime.
The applicable rate for child influencers.
Amendment n° 2 of 22 January 2025 to CBA IDCC 3252 sets the gross hourly rate for child models in the « advertising film shoot » category, which is the qualification used for sponsored videos on social media: €94.45 gross per hour (excluding 10% paid leave). Mandatory paid minimum durations apply: 5 hours for children aged 3 months to 3 years, 4 hours from 3 to 6 years, 2 hours beyond 6 years.
The hidden cost of modelling agencies.
In practice, modelling agencies take an average commission of 40 to 50% on the amounts invoiced to the client. CBA IDCC 3252 specifically capped this practice: its article 4.3.1 of annex V imposes a conventional floor whereby the child must receive at least 31% of the amounts invoiced by the agency. Any clause providing for a lower percentage is null and void.
The concrete benefit of direct authorization.
When the advertiser directly employs the child thanks to the prefectural authorization, the modelling agency intermediation is no longer necessary. The agency commission disappears and the entire gross budget is then split between social security contributions and the child's conventional remuneration, within the conditions imposed by the Children's Entertainment Commission.
The infographic shown earlier on this page illustrates the cumulative economic impact of this choice over ten years.
Our value added in preparing the file.
The presentation of an authorization file to the Children's Entertainment Commission cannot be improvised. INFLUXIO mobilizes its recognized expertise in influence law (our firm contributed to the drafting of the French Act of 9 June 2023 on commercial influence) to build a file that anticipates the commission's questions.
Our scope, exclusively for parents and legal representatives: preliminary audit, review of the employment contract proposed by the advertiser, filing and follow-up of the DDETS file, preparation for the Commission, explanation of the applicable CBA rules and support with authorization renewals.
This work also connects with our other practice areas: child's image rights, advertising law on sponsored videos, and audiovisual law for child entertainment.
The prefectural authorization in practice.
The authorization is issued by the prefect of the child's department of residence, after investigation by the Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labour and Solidarity (DDETS) and the opinion of the Children's Entertainment Commission.
The file includes the child's ID and birth certificate, proof of residence, identity of legal representatives, draft employment contract, exact nature of the assignment, a medical certificate of fitness, and, if the child is over sixteen, their written consent (art. L.7124-1-1 of the French Labour Code). Investigation typically takes 8 to 12 weeks.
Asset protection: the Caisse des Dépôts deposit.
The key economic protection mechanism for the child is the deposit at the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC). Article L.7124-9 of the French Labour Code provides that only a portion, set on a case-by-case basis by the Children's Entertainment Commission and in practice around 10%, is left at the free disposal of legal representatives.
The surplus, around 90%, is mandatorily deposited at the CDC and blocked until the child's majority or emancipation. Any fraud in direct payment is punished by a €3,750 fine.
Our feesNew
Flat-fee packages dedicated to prefectural authorization.
Three packages calibrated according to the number of children from the same family. Scope: preliminary audit, review of the employment contract proposed by the advertiser, DDETS file, preparation for the Children's Entertainment Commission, explanation of the applicable CBA rules and support with renewals.
Packages excl. VAT including preliminary audit, review of the employment contract proposed by the advertiser to the legal representative, DDETS file, Commission preparation, explanation of the applicable CBA rules and support with authorization renewals. Excluding administrative costs (stamps, certified medical exam). For atypical situations (retroactive regularization, prior litigation), a tailored quote is provided after a first meeting.
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Useful glossary in child influencer law.
- DDETS
- Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labour and Solidarity, the decentralized State service that reviews authorization files for children of the entertainment industry.
- Children's Entertainment Commission
- departmental commission issuing an opinion on authorization applications and setting the share of remuneration left to legal representatives.
- Prefectural authorization
- prior authorization issued by the prefect for a child under sixteen to take part in a paid entertainment or advertising activity.
- Deposited share
- portion of the child's remuneration (around 90%) blocked at the Caisse des Dépôts until majority or emancipation, in accordance with article L.7124-9 of the French Labour Code.
- CBA IDCC 3252
- National Collective Bargaining Agreement for entities serving creation and events, applicable to child models and advertising film shoots.
- Model
- within the meaning of article L.7123-2 of the French Labour Code, any person who presents a product or advertising message, including by reproduction of their image, even occasionally.
- Legal representative
- holder of parental authority (usually the parents) who signs the employment contract on behalf of the minor child.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Yes. The model qualification and application of child entertainment labour law are triggered from the very first paid collaboration, regardless of frequency. A single sponsored video is enough to require an employment contract and compliance with the conventional hourly rate (€94.45 gross).
The declarative regime applies to modest broadcasts: a simple declaration to the prefecture is sufficient. The authorization regime is mandatory as soon as the activity takes on a regular commercial dimension. Authorization requires a complete file, a medical examination, the opinion of the Children's Entertainment Commission and the written consent of the minor if over sixteen (art.
L.7124-1-1 of the French Labour Code).
Investigation by the DDETS and review by the Children's Entertainment Commission generally take between 8 and 12 weeks from the filing of a complete file. Prior file preparation takes around 2 to 3 weeks with INFLUXIO.
No. With prefectural authorization, the advertiser can directly employ the child via an employment contract signed with their legal representative. The modelling agency is just one option: it charges an average commission of 40 to 50%, which reduces the child's net remuneration accordingly.
Amendment n° 2 of 22 January 2025 to CBA IDCC 3252 sets the gross hourly rate at €94.45 for an advertising film shoot. Minimum paid durations apply: 5h for ages 3 months - 3 years, 4h for 3 - 6 years, 2h beyond 6 years. Any lower clause is null and void.
Article L.7124-9 of the French Labour Code provides that a share, set case by case by the Children's Entertainment Commission and in practice around 10%, is left to legal representatives. The surplus (around 90%) is deposited at the Caisse des Dépôts and blocked until the child's majority or emancipation.
Sanctions are civil (contract nullity, requalification as undeclared work, salary regularization), administrative (refusal of subsequent authorization) and criminal (fines up to €75,000 and up to 5 years imprisonment for the most serious offences). Retroactive regularization is possible but must be carefully managed.
Our flat fees are €1,950 excl. VAT for one child, €3,450 excl. VAT for two children from the same family, and €4,450 excl. VAT for three children.
The scope covers the preliminary audit, review of the employment contract proposed by the advertiser to the legal representative, DDETS file, Children's Entertainment Commission preparation, explanation of the applicable CBA rules and support with authorization renewals. Administrative costs (stamps, certified medical exam) remain the family's responsibility.
No. When parents wish to structure the commercial activity tied to their child's image themselves, only a commercial company (SARL, SAS, SASU) makes it possible to obtain and operate the prefectural authorization in compliant conditions.
The French micro-entrepreneur status is excluded: it does not allow the obligations of an employer of a child model to be met (payroll, general scheme URSSAF contributions, nominative social declaration, occupational medicine, full compliance with CBA IDCC 3252), and it is incompatible with the Caisse des Dépôts deposit mechanism imposed by article L.7124-9 of the French Labour Code.
INFLUXIO advises parents on selecting and setting up the appropriate structure ahead of filing the authorization application.
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INFLUXIO is a law firm specialized in child influencer, based in Paris and Brussels. Law firm specialized in child influencer law in Paris and Brussels: prefectural authorization, remuneration, Caisse des Dépôts deposit, IDCC 3252 compliance.
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