Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the opposition to the penal order was timely under Neuchâtel procedural law.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. The deadline expired on 1 November 2004 and the opposition filed on 2 November 2004 was late and therefore inadmissible.
Extrahierte Begründung
The criminal procedure was governed by Neuchâtel law, which did not treat 1 November as a holiday. The date of the recipient's domicile could not control deadline calculation, as this would undermine legal certainty.