Chamber of commerce

Since January 8th, 2009, the persons who want to exercise an activity of tattoo, of permanent making-up or of bodily drilling (except drilling of the wing of the nose and of the ear by gun earwig) have to perform a prior statement to the prefect of the department in whom will be exercised activity.
This statement mentions:

• Name and forename of the professional,
• The address of the place of exercise of activity
• The nature of one or several implemented techniques.

  The professionals already fulfilling the duties have until January 8th, 2010 to accomplish this statement in prefecture.
  Particular dispositions are envisaged for the persons implementing these techniques in a punctual way (less than 5 working days a year on a place).

To note: the certificate of prior training will have to be linked with statement, but this obligation will come into force only as from December 26th, 2011.

Source: stopped by December 23rd, 2008, Official journal of January 7th, 2009, p. 451