I.-In the event of an infringement of the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, observed by the inspection bodies or the Inspectorate General to which the establishment reports or any other authority, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by decision of the ministers responsible for the establishment.
The ministers responsible may also, on the recommendation of the inspection bodies or the Inspectorate General to which the establishment reports, at any time, suspend or prohibit the exercise of activities that no longer meet the requirements laid down by the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions.
II.-Prior to any decision to suspend or withdraw, the establishment is given formal notice by the supervisory ministers to put an end to the shortcomings observed by the supervisory bodies or the Inspectorate General to which the establishment reports, within a specified period of time, or to submit its observations. The managers of the institution may be heard at the request of the supervisory ministers. If the measures taken are not such as to put an end to the breaches observed or if the measures prescribed are not implemented within the time limit set, the ministers responsible for the establishment will notify the body of the decision to suspend or withdraw the authorisation.
The suspension decision will specify the requirements with which the establishment must comply in order to recover the benefit of the authorisation. The period of suspension may not exceed one year.
III.-When the suspension is pronounced for a period of more than three months, an order from the supervisory minister specifies the procedures for transferring the activities to another establishment authorised in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1261-1.
The prohibition decision may be accompanied by requirements organising the transfer of bodies and activities to another establishment authorised under the same conditions.