The association referred to in Article L. 5214-1 will give an explicit decision on any request from an employer for information on the application to his situation of the legislation relating to:
1° The number of employees subject to the employment obligation calculated in accordance with Article L. 1111-2 ;
2° The implementation of the employment obligation as set out in Articles L. 5212-2 to L. 5212-5 ;
3° The methods of discharging the employment obligation as set out in Articles L. 5212-6, L. 5212-7, L. 5212-7-1 and L. 5212-9 to L. 5212-11 ;
4° The beneficiaries of the employment obligation as set out in Articles L. 5212-13 to L. 5212-15.
The decision applies only to the requesting employer and may be invoked against the association mentioned in article L. 5214-1 for the future as long as the factual situation set out in the request or the legislation against which its situation was assessed has not been changed.
The penalty provided for in Article L. 5212-12, based on a position different from that given in the response, may not be applied from the date of notification of the response.
When the association mentioned in Article L. 5214-1 intends to modify its response in the future, it shall inform the employer in accordance with the terms and conditions set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat will specify the terms and conditions for the content and submission of the request, as well as the deadline for the explicit decision.