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Article 528 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of opposition lodged by the public prosecutor or the accused, the case shall be brought before the police court in the forms of ordinary procedure. The judgment rendered in absentia, on the opposition of the accused, is subject to opposition under the conditions provided for 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 inadmissible.

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Article 528

En cas d’opposition formée par le ministère public ou par le prévenu, l’affaire est portée à l’audience du tribunal de police dans les formes de la procédure ordinaire. Le jugement rendu par défaut, sur l’opposition du prévenu, est susceptible d’opposition dans les conditions prévues aux articles 489 à 494-1.

Jusqu’à l’ouverture des débats, le prévenu peut renoncer expressément à son opposition. L’ordonnance pénale reprend alors sa force exécutoire et une nouvelle opposition est irrecevable.

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