Article 78
Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties
Paragraph 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.
No obligations:
This section delegates authority to the Commission for future guidelines
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Paragraph 2
Time shall begin to run on the day on which the decision becomes final.
No obligations:
This section delegates authority to the Commission for future guidelines
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Paragraph 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.
No obligations:
This section delegates authority to the Commission for future guidelines
Evaluation Scenarios
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Paragraph 4
Each interruption shall start time running afresh.
No obligations:
This section delegates authority to the Commission for future guidelines
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Paragraph 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.
No obligations:
This section delegates authority to the Commission for future guidelines
Evaluation Scenarios
No evaluation scenarios defined for this paragraph