Chapter 8PRE-COURT PROCEDURE

Division 1Commencement and Termination of Criminal Proceedings

§ 199. Circumstances precluding criminal proceedings
(1) Criminal proceedings shall not be commenced if:
2) the limitation period for the criminal offence has expired;

Part 1 GENERAL PART
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 5. Temporal applicability of penal law
(4) Offences against humanity and war crimes shall be punishable regardless of the time of commission of the offence.

Part 1 GENERAL PART
Chapter 6 LIMITATION PERIODS

§ 81. Limitation period of offence
(2) Crimes of aggression, crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and criminal offences for which life imprisonment is prescribed do not expire.

Part 1 GENERAL PART
Chapter 6 LIMITATION PERIODS

§ 82. Limitation period for execution of judgment or decision
(3) The limitation period for execution of a conviction does not expire if life imprisonment has been imposed as punishment.