I. Silence on the part of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on the expiry of a period of four months from the date of receipt of the application for authorisation accompanied by a complete file, will be deemed to constitute tacit authorisation.
In the event of an incomplete file, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask the applicant for the additional information required to examine the application. The period provided for in the first paragraph is then suspended until this information has been received.
II – For the application of I to the Institution Nationale des Invalides, the Minister for Veterans Affairs exercises the powers of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.