《刑事诉讼法》规定重罪的追诉时效期限为十年，轻罪为三年。因此，除国家 司法工作人员受贿构成严重犯罪外，《联合国反腐败公约》中规定的所有其他罪 行的追诉时效期限为三年。成文法和判例法规定在出现法律和事实障碍时暂停 这一期限。法官在重新计算这一期限的起点时也有一定的自由裁量权。司法部 认为，诉讼时效期限不构成问题，即使是长时间的调查亦然。
The Code of Criminal Procedure provides for a 10-year statute of limitations period for serious crimes and a three-year limitation period for lesser offences. Accordingly, with the exception of bribe-taking by national judicial staff, which constitutes a serious crime, all other offences set out under the United Nations Convention against Corruption have a limitation period of three years. Statutory and case law provide for a suspension of this period in the case of legal or material hindrance. The judge also has some discretion in recalculating the starting point of the period. According to the Ministry of Justice, limitation periods do not pose a problem, even for lengthy investigations.