The application for authorisation of an agreement is sent, by tele-procedure, by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5, to the competent authority mentioned in article R. 1453-15.
The competent authority takes a decision within two months of receipt of the application. However, if, within one month of this date, it informs the applicant that the application is incomplete, it shall take a decision within two months of the date of receipt of the missing documents.
The competent authority sends its decision, with reasons in the event of refusal, by tele-procedure to the person who referred the matter to it, who is responsible for informing the natural or legal persons benefiting from the advantage. In the event of refusal, the person referred to in article L. 1453-5 may, within fifteen days of being notified of the refusal, submit an amended agreement to the competent authority. The competent authority will then take a new decision within a period of fifteen days, which it will send by tele-procedure to the person who referred the matter to it.
If there is no response within the first two-month period or within fifteen days of the proposed amendments following a refusal, the agreement is authorised.
If the person referred to in article L. 1453-5 transmits the agreement, indicating that it is urgent, the competent authority, if it deems the urgency justified, shall take a decision within three weeks and then, in the event of refusal followed by the transmission of an amended agreement, within one week. The agreement is authorised if, within the first period, the competent authority has not notified a refusal, indicated that the urgency is not justified or informed the applicant that the file is incomplete. The amended agreement is authorised if no refusal is notified within the second deadline.