(1) The penalties defined in this article shall not be enforced, upon expiry of the following periods of time:

a) Fourty years, for aggravated life imprisonment,

b) Thirty years, for life imprisonment;

c) Twenty four years, for a term of imprisonment of twenty years or more;

d) Twenty years, for a term of imprisonment of five years or more;

e) Ten years, for a term of imprisonment for up to five years and a judicial fine.

(2) The penalty shall not be enforced for those who were between the ages of twelve and fifteen years at the time when the crime was committed if one half of these periods are exceeded; and for those who were between the ages of fifteen and eighteen at the time when the crime was committed if two thirds of these periods are exceeded.

(3) There shall be no limitation period for the enforcement of penalties imposed for an offence committed abroad and regulated under chapter four, volume two of this law and which require penalties of aggravated life imprisonment, life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term of more than ten years.

(4) Judgements, which include different types of penalties, shall not be enforced once the limitation period for the most severe penalty has expired.

(5) The limitation period for a penalty shall begin on the date when the penalty is finalized or on the date when the enforcement was interrupted for one reason or another and the period shall be calculated on the basis of the remaining penalty.