I.-The application for approval, accompanied by the information and documents listed in Annex I to Decree No. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016, shall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establishment mentioned in Article L. 3512-15.
This application, together with the information and documents requested, must be submitted no later than 30 June of the calendar year preceding the year for which approval is sought.
II-Any application for renewal or modification of approval, accompanied by the information and documents specified in Annex II or Annex III of the same decree, must be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establishment referred to in I, no later than 180 days before the expiry date of the approval or before the planned date of implementation of the modifications requested.
III – The information and documents provided by the head of the laboratory for the purposes of applying for approval, its renewal or its amendment shall be written in French.