I.-The installation is subject, at the expense of the person responsible for the nuclear activity, to an acceptance examination during which the conformity of the premises where the radionuclides, products or devices containing them are received, manufactured, held or used, as well as that of the premises where the devices emitting ionising radiation are tested or used, is verified.
During this acceptance examination, the checks and inspections provided for by the manufacturer and, where applicable, by the general or individual requirements adopted in application of this section, are carried out. The examination takes account of the advice given by the radiation protection advisor referred to in Article R. 1333-18. The results of these checks and inspections and the corrective action taken to bring the premises into compliance are recorded.
Acceptance can only be given after an acceptance examination demonstrating the compliance of the premises. It is formalised in a document signed by the person responsible for the nuclear activity.
II – The provisions of I only apply to nuclear activities that have been the subject of :
1° An initial declaration, registration or authorisation ;
2° A new declaration, a new registration or a new authorisation linked to a change in the characteristics of the sources of ionising radiation or the installations having consequences for the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7.
III – As long as the approval of the installations mentioned in I has not been granted, the registration or authorisation is limited to :
1° The holding of the ionising radiation sources to which it relates ;
2° The use of these sources of ionising radiation for the sole purpose of carrying out the initial checks provided for in I and in articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-44 of the Labour Code.