article_snippet.sent: Laura Wells comments comes days after France passed legislation banning excessively thin models from participating in Paris Fashion Week.
article_snippet.sent: Agents and fashion houses that hire them could also face fines under the new law, which was passed on April 3.
article_snippet.sent: The move by France, with France fashion and luxury industries worth tens of billions of euros, comes after a similar ban by Israel in 2013, while other countries, like Italy and Spain, rely on voluntary codes of conduct to protect models.
article_snippet.sent: Wells' comments come days after France passed a law banning excessively thin models from the catwalk, with agents and fashion houses to face fines and imprisonment if they don't comply .
article_snippet.sent: The law, voted through the lower house of parliament by Hollande's Socialist majority despite opposition by conservative parliamentarians, envisages imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of 75,000 euros ($82,000) for any agency contravening 75,000 euros ($82,000).
highlights_snippet.sent: Last week France passed law banning excessively thin models .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Agents and brands who do not comply will face fines and imprisonment .