Things could soon change in Luxembourg regarding tattoos and piercings. A vote will take place on Wednesday on the subject.
Bill 7000 will be voted on in the House of Representatives on Wednesday with the aim of providing a legal framework for activities such as tattooing and piercing.
More changes
could come if the bill is passed in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Among the most important:
The legal age for tattooing or piercing will be 16,
between 16 and 18 years old, parental skull ornament permission is required for tattooing or piercing,
"cutting" and "branding" acts will not be allowed against minors,
Tattoo artists-piercers will be required to follow hygiene and sanitation training for at least 21 hours.
Other regulations are planned such as banning tattoo artists-piercers from performing techniques such as "snake tongues" and grinding teeth into vampire fangs. If the bill is passed, these procedures will have to be performed by medical professionals.
Ultimately
only one practice will remain legal for minors, who can have skull tanktop legging their earlobes pierced without age restrictions.
The bill itself fills a legal void that exists in Luxembourg's legislation. If the bill is passed, the people most affected will obviously be the professionals in the tattoo industry.