Statute of Limitations

Courts cannot ignore national statute of limitations rules even if doing so means the successful prosecution of individuals accused of EU sales-tax fraud, the European Court of Justice <strong><a href="http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf;jsessionid=9ea7d0f130d58d7fa8429dac4199a53db2b7e8eebbb5.e34KaxiLc3eQc40LaxqMbN4PaNiSe0?text=&docid=197423&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=626113">ruled</a></strong> in expedited proceedings on Tuesday.

LUXEMBOURG – Courts cannot ignore national statute of limitations rules even if doing so means the successful prosecution of individuals accused of EU sales-tax fraud, the European Court of Justice ruled in expedited proceedings on Tuesday.

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