Criminal Code Warning: this is not an official translation. Under all circumstances the original text in Dutch language of the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) prevails

4.   The length of the participation period may not exceed twenty hours. 
5.   If the investigating officer, referred to in subsection (1), is of the opinion that the suspect has 
satisfactorily participated in a project, he shall notify the public prosecutor and the suspect thereof 
in writing. The right to institute criminal proceedings shall be precluded as a result of the 
notification, except if an order as referred to in section 12i of the Code of Criminal Procedure is 
issued. In that case, if the court imposes a punishment, it sh
all take into account the suspect’s 
completion of participation in the project.