I. – France Compétences invites the branches, by any means that provides a definite date of receipt of this request, to determine the level of funding for apprenticeship contracts, in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 6332-78. The national joint employment committee or, failing that, the joint committee of the professional branch has two months from receipt of this request to inform the skills operator responsible for the branch of the level of funding it has determined. The skills operator then informs France Compétences.
II -From receipt of the levels of funding set in application of I, France Compétences has a period of two months in which to issue the recommendations provided for in 10° of Article L. 6123-5.
III-The recommendations of France Compétences provided for in 1° of I of Article L. 6332-14 are taken into account within one month of receipt by the national joint employment committee or, where applicable, the joint committee of the professional branch concerned.
IV – The level of funding for apprenticeship contracts is set for a minimum period of two years, without prejudice to any changes made necessary by taking into account the recommendations of France Compétences.