7. Every creator in the field of visual arts, arts and crafts or literature has the status of a professional artist if1° he declares himself to be a professional artist;
2° he produces works on his own behalf;
3° his works are exhibited, produced, published, presented in public or marketed by a promoter;
4° he has been recognized by his peers as a professional artist by way of an honourable mention, an award, a prize, a scholarship, an appointment to an adjudication committee or an invitation to participate in a salon or by any other similar means.