The training agreement is sent to the prefect using a teleservice, within the meaning of article L. 112-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least two months before the start date of the training period by the company, training organisation or public or private not-for-profit health establishment wishing to host a trainee.
The prefect will approve the internship agreement within thirty days of receiving it; he will forward it to the foreign national and inform the person who forwarded it. The Prefect will refuse to approve the agreement if the reality of the planned work placement has not been established, if the agreement does not comply with the provisions of article R. 426-19 or if the host company does not comply with employment or social protection legislation; in this case, he will notify the foreign national of his decision to refuse and return the agreement to the person who forwarded it to him. If the prefect remains silent for thirty days, this will be deemed to be a rejection decision.
The period referred to in the first paragraph is reduced to one month, and that referred to in the second paragraph to fifteen days when the work placement is part of a European Union or intergovernmental cooperation programme.