In the month following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessing body provided for in Article D. 321-4 has issued a favourable opinion.
Classification is granted for a period of five years.
If, before the end of the five-year period provided for in the previous paragraph, the operator has carried out the formalities required for his establishment to be inspected by an assessment body in accordance with article D. 321-5, his classification is temporarily maintained until notification of the decision regarding this classification. If the inspection is not carried out, the assessing body will immediately inform the body mentioned in article L. 141-2, which will notify the operator by any means that the classification is no longer valid.