Except where the safety management system is subject to periodic inspection under the conditions laid down in article R. 342-12-2, its guidelines and any modifications to them must be approved by the Prefect of the département in which the facility concerned is located before it begins operating or before the modification is implemented. The Prefect may temporarily authorise derogations from the guidelines of the safety management system.
The procedures for applying this article are specified by order of the Minister responsible for transport.