No later than at the time of recruitment, the employer shall send to the authorised body the first part of the declaration enabling the obligation provided for in article L. 1221-10 to be met. The employer is exempted from sending the documents provided for in article R. 1221-3.
When the employer does not have the declaration before the actual start of work, he shall comply with the provisions of articles R. 1221-1 to R. 1221-12, relating to the declaration prior to recruitment.
In all cases, there is no derogation from the methods of proof provided for in article R. 1221-5.