On expiry of the time limit for opposition open to the public prosecutor, the head of the court registry shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall include the particulars provided for in article 526 and indicate the time limits and procedures for payment and opposition set out in articles R. 43 to R. 46.
Unless these details are included in the criminal order, this letter states that if the fine, the fixed procedural fee and, if applicable, the increase in the fine are paid voluntarily within one month of the date it is sent, the amount of the sums due will be reduced by twenty percent.
Magistrates or officers of the public prosecutor’s office shall verify extracts of criminal orders. Where a fine has been imposed, the order shall be the subject of a statement of criminal conviction sent by the chief clerk to the accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finances in accordance with the provisions of article R. 55-5.