In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-2, of the protest lodged pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-5, of that provided for by III of Article 529-6 or the claim made pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 530, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with the articles 524 to 528-2 or articles 531 and following, or notify the interested party of the inadmissibility of the complaint that is not reasoned or not accompanied by the notice.
In the event of a conviction, the fine imposed may not be less than the amount of the fixed fine or compensation in the cases provided for by the first paragraph of Article 529-2, the first paragraph of Article 529-5 or the first paragraph of III of Article 529-6, nor may it be less than the amount of the increased fixed fine in the cases provided for by the second paragraph of Article 529-2, the second paragraph of Article 529-5 and the second paragraph of III of Article 529-6.
In the cases provided for by article 529-10, in the event of dismissal or acquittal, if the deposit provided for by this article has been paid, the amount of the deposit is repaid to the person to whom the fixed fine payment notice was sent or who was prosecuted. The procedures for this reimbursement are defined by regulation. In the event of conviction, the fine imposed may not be less than the amount provided for in the previous paragraph plus a sum of 10%.