The Public Prosecutor may, within ten days of the order, lodge an objection to its enforcement by declaration at the court registry.
If, on expiry of the period provided for in the previous paragraph, the Public Prosecutor has not lodged an objection, the criminal order shall be notified to the accused in the manner provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3 and enforced in accordance with the rules provided for by this code for the enforcement of police judgments.
The accused may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the letter was sent or from the date on which the public prosecutor brought the order to his attention, lodge an objection to its enforcement.
Failing payment or opposition within the above time limit, the fine and the fixed procedural fee are payable.
However, if it is not clear from the notice of receipt that the accused has received the letter of notification, the opposition remains admissible until the expiry of a period of thirty days running from the date on which the person concerned became aware, on the one hand, of the sentence, either by an enforcement act or by any other means, and on the other hand, of the time limit and forms of opposition open to him.
The competent public accountant shall stop the recovery upon receipt of the notice of opposition to the penal order drawn up by the clerk’s office.