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Text as of 16 Nov 2022 · Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022 · Same wording as today’s text.Today’s text

Article 78 — Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties

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78(1)

1.The power of the Commission to enforce decisions taken pursuant to Articles 74 and 76 shall be subject to a limitation period of five years.

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78(2)

2.Time shall begin to run on the day on which the decision becomes final.

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78(3)

3.The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be interrupted:

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78(3)(a)
(a)by notification of a decision varying the original amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment or refusing an application for variation;
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78(3)(b)
(b)by any action of the Commission, or of a Member State acting at the request of the Commission, designed to enforce payment of the fine or periodic penalty payment.
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78(4)

4.Each interruption shall start time running afresh.

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78(5)

5.The limitation period for the enforcement of penalties shall be suspended for so long as:

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78(5)(a)
(a)time to pay is allowed;
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78(5)(b)
(b)enforcement of payment is suspended pursuant to a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union or to a decision of a national court.
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