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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-943/article-8",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2016/943",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-943",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Limitation period",
  "text": "1. Member States shall, in accordance with this Article, lay down rules on the limitation periods applicable to substantive claims and actions for the application of the measures, procedures and remedies provided for in this Directive.\nThe rules referred to in the first subparagraph shall determine when the limitation period begins to run, the duration of the limitation period and the circumstances under which the limitation period is interrupted or suspended.\n2. The duration of the limitation period shall not exceed 6 years.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/943/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:34.627015+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}