# Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Directive on consumer ADR), Article 12: Effect of ADR procedures on limitation and prescription periods

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall ensure that parties who, in an attempt to settle a dispute, have recourse to ADR procedures the outcome of which is not binding, are not subsequently prevented from initiating judicial proceedings in relation to that dispute as a result of the expiry of limitation or prescription periods during the ADR procedure.
2. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to provisions on limitation or prescription contained in international agreements to which Member States are party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/11/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-11/article-12
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