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Article 78 Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties

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1. Overview

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Article 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.
Article 78 2

2.   Time shall begin to run on the day on which the decision becomes final.
Article 78 3

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

(a)

by notification of a decision varying the original amount of the fine or periodic penalty payment or refusing an application for variation;

(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.
Article 78 4

4.   Each interruption shall start time running afresh.
Article 78 5

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

(a)

time to pay is allowed;

(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.

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Standards

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements

3. Related Standards

Standards