1. If a new provision prescribes a period for barring a claim by the lapse of time that is shorter than that prescribed by the former provision, the new period shall run from the time the new provision enters into force, even if the former period had commenced before that. 2. If the remainder of the period prescribed by the former law is shorter than the period prescribed by the new provision, the period for barring a claim by the lapse of time shall be completed upon the expiry of this remainder.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.