《公约》所涵盖罪行的时效延长时间等于最高刑期，或者在罪行不致处以剥夺 自由的情况下延长一年。在这方面，犯罪和惩罚制度规定的时效对复杂的腐败 案而言可能太短。
The statute of limitations for the offences covered by the Convention extends for a period equal to the maximum sentence, or one year where an offence is not subject to a penalty of deprivation of freedom. In that connection, the system of offencesand punishment may result in a statute of limitations that is too short for complex corruption cases.