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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/1021 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2026 on combatting corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council · European Union

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States may establish a shorter limitation period, provided that such limitation period may be interrupted or suspended in the event of specified acts. This period shall not be shorter than: five years from the date of the final conviction in the following cases: a penalty of imprisonment of more than one year, or alternatively a penalty of imprisonment for a criminal offence punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four years; three years from the date of the final conviction in the following cases: a penalty of imprisonment of up to one year, or alternatively a penalty of imprisonment for a criminal offence punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least three years.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.