The penal composition procedure is also applicable to contraventions.
The duration of the deprivation of the driving licence or hunting licence may not exceed three months, the duration of unpaid work may not exceed thirty hours, within a maximum period of three months, and the duration of the ban on issuing cheques may also not exceed three months. The measures provided for by 9° to 12° of Article 41-2 are not applicable. The measure provided for by 6° of the said article is not applicable to first to fourth class offences. The same applies to the measures provided for by 2° to 5° and 8° of that article, unless the offence is punishable by the additional penalties referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 131-16 of the Penal Code.
The application for validation is brought before the competent judge of the police court.