Key legal question
Whether SAI support can be reduced because project preparation started during the notice period before unemployment began.
Extracted holding
No. The claimant is not entitled to SAI for the pre-unemployment notice-period phase, but if the project phase continues for at least 90 days after unemployment starts, the full maximum may be granted; the pre-chômage phase may not be deducted from the statutory maximum.
Extracted reasoning
Reducing the number of days solely because preparation started before unemployment penalizes early job-search or reintegration efforts and conflicts with the purpose of Arts. 17(1) and 71a(1) LACI. Once unemployment begins, the authority must assess the post-unemployment phase independently.