In the event of an opposition lodged by the public prosecutor or by the accused, the case shall be brought to the hearing of the criminal court. In the event of an opposition lodged by the accused on the civil provisions alone or by the civil party, the court shall rule in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of article 464. A judgment rendered in absentia, on the opposition of the accused, may be opposed under the conditions set out in articles 489 to 494-1.
Until the opening of the hearing, the accused may expressly waive his opposition. The criminal order then becomes enforceable again and a new opposition is not admissible.