1° If the application does not comply with the provisions of Article R. 712-10, the applicant shall be notified of this with reasons.
The applicant is given a period in which to rectify the filing or contest the Institute’s objections. In the absence of regularization or observations allowing the objection to be lifted, the application is rejected.
The notification may be accompanied by a proposal for regularisation. This proposal is deemed accepted if the applicant does not contest it within the time limit set.
2° In the case provided for in Article R. 712-10 (2°), the notification of irregularity may not be issued more than four months after the date of receipt of the application at the Institute. If no observations are made or if the observations made do not enable the objection raised to be removed, a draft decision is drawn up. It is notified to the applicant, who is given a period in which to contest its merits. If this draft is not contested, it becomes the decision.
3° No regularisation made in accordance with the provisions of this Article may have the effect of extending the scope of the filing.