Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 17
Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 17
Article 17
Temporal application
This Directive shall not apply to:
- damage caused by an emission, event or incident that took place before the date referred to in Article 19(1),
- damage caused by an emission, event or incident which takes place subsequent to the date referred to in Article 19(1) when it derives from a specific activity that took place and finished before the said date,
- damage, if more than 30 years have passed since the emission, event or incident, resulting in the damage, occurred.
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