On receipt of the application, if the file is complete, the Prefect will inform the applicant of his registration number and the date by which he must be notified of the decision. Subject to the provisions of article R. 212-7-6, the investigation period runs from the date of discharge or acknowledgement of receipt or electronic acknowledgement of receipt as provided for in article R. 212-7-4.
The letter from the Prefect also advises the applicant that, if no decision has been sent by the date mentioned in the previous paragraph, the authorisation is deemed to have been granted.