Member States shall take the necessary measures to provide for a limitation period that enables the investigation, prosecution, trial and judicial decision of criminal offences referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 for a sufficient period of time after the commission of those criminal offences, in order for those criminal offences to be tackled effectively.
Maidir leis na cionta coiriúla dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 3, in Airteagal 4 agus in Airteagal 5, déanfaidh na Ballstáit na bearta is gá chun foráil a dhéanamh do thréimhse teorann chun go gcumasófar iad a imscrúdú, a ionchúiseamh, a thriail agus cinneadh breithiúnach a dhéanamh fúthu ar feadh tréimhse leordhóthanach ama ón uair a rinneadh na cionta coiriúla sin, ionas go rachfar i ngleic go héifeachtach leis na cionta coiriúla sin.