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Super-thin models in France must provide a doctor’s certificate confirming they’re of a healthy weight, according to a new law. Employers of models breaking the law could face six months in jail and fines of $81,000.

The legislation, passed last week, also stipulated that advertisements featuring models whose body shapes have been altered be labeled “photograph edited.”

Those breaking the law on digitally altered images could face fines of $40,600 or up to 30% of expenses relating to the advertisement. France has between 30,000 and 40,000 people with anorexia, according to the bill. It added that 20% of girls restricted their eating at some point in their lives.

Advertisements of models in which the body shape has been altered should be labeled “photograph edited,” under new laws.
“Images of the body idolizing excessive thinness or wasting, and stigmatizing curves, undeniably contribute to unhappiness — especially among many young girls,” said the bill.

“The appearance of some models helps to spread potentially dangerous stereotypes for fragile populations.”

A previous version of the bill proposed all modeling agencies receive medical certificates from clients proving that their Body Mass Index was at least 18. The average BMI for a woman in France is 23.2 — the lowest average in Western Europe, according to a 2009 study from France’s National Institute of Demographic Studies.

The new bill in question means that models’ weights will be evaluated by healthcare professionals, who will take into account factors such as age, gender, weight, and body shape to determine whether they are at a healthy weight. This development follows criticism of a previous draft, which some argued relied too heavily on BMI as a measure of healthy body shape. For more information on this topic, visit mydocurgencare.com.

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