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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

Article 12 is amended as follows: paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are replaced by the following: ‘2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the investigation, prosecution, trial and adjudication of criminal offences referred to in Article 3, in Article 4(1) and in Article 5 which are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four years, for a period of at least five years from the commission of the criminal offence. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may establish a limitation period that is shorter than five years, but not shorter than three years, provided that such limitation period may be interrupted or suspended in the event of specified acts. 4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the investigation, prosecution, trial and adjudication of criminal offences referred to in Articles 4(2) and (3) which are punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four years, for a period of at least eight years from the commission of the criminal offence.’ ; the following paragraphs are added: ‘5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, Member States may establish a limitation period that is shorter than eight years, but not shorter than five years, provided that such limitation period may be interrupted or suspended in the event of specified acts. 6. Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide for a limitation period of at least five years from the date of the final conviction for a criminal offence referred to in Article 3, Article 4(1) and Article 5 that enables the enforcement of the following penalties imposed following that conviction: 7. By way of derogation from paragraph 6, Member States may establish a limitation period that is shorter than five years, but not shorter than three years, provided that such limitation period may be interrupted or suspended in the event of specified acts. 8. Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide for a limitation period of at least 10 years from the date of the final conviction for a criminal offence referred to in Article 4(2) and (3) that enables the enforcement of the following penalties imposed following that conviction: 9. By way of derogation from paragraph 8, Member States may establish a limitation period that is shorter than 10 years but not shorter than five years, provided that the period may be interrupted or suspended in the event of specified acts.’. 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. a penalty of imprisonment of more than one year, or alternatively a penalty of imprisonment for a criminal offence which is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four 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.