10 years for all obligations rights, if special legislative acts don’t contemplate a shorter term, counting from the day when the time of fulfilment of the obligation became due.

For the maritime liens, if it is not otherwise prescribed, the time bar is one year if before the expiry of this time period the ship has not been arrested and sold by way of forced sale procedure.

The time bar for the maritime liens shall commence:

• for the claims related to employment on the ship of the master, officers and other crewmembers, including cost of repatriation and social insurance contributions payable on their behalf – from the termination of the employment legal relations of the plaintiff on the specific ship;
• for the following claims:

1. in relation to loss of human life or harm caused to his or her health (including claims regarding recovery of means of support) on water or on land in connection with the operation of the ship;
2. related to reward for the salvage of a ship;
3. related to payments for the use of ports, canals and other waterways and pilot services;
4. arising out of loss of or damage to property or destruction thereof caused by the operation of the ship other than loss of or damage to cargo, containers and passenger belongings carried on the ship; – from the time the basis of the claim arose.

The time bar may not be interrupted or suspended. The time period shall not include the time when the ship has been under unreasonable arrest.

2 years from the date of collision.
For regress claims – 1 year, counting from the day when the claim was settled.

3 years from the time when the damage or loss arose, or the payments were made. An action cannot be brought if from the moment of the accident six years have passed. If the damage, loss or payments arise in a series of several accidents which have one cause, the six year period shall be counted from the time when the first accident occurred.

Time bar is 2 years. The commencement of the prescriptive period is calculated as follows:

1. if harm to a health is caused - from the moment the passenger disembarked ashore;
2. if the passenger loses his or her life during the carriage – from the day when the passenger should have disembarked ashore;
3. if harm to a health is caused during carriage and after disembarkation ashore the passenger dies as a result of such harm to health – from the moment the passenger dies;
4. if luggage has been lost or damaged – from the day when the passenger disembarks or should have disembarked ashore, taking into account the last incident.

An action may not be brought after a period of three years has expired from the time the passenger has disembarked or should have disembarked ashore, taking into account the last incident.
The prescriptive period may be extended if the carrier provides an appropriate notice both parties agree on extension. Such notice or agreement shall be made in writing.

1 year for a claim regarding payment of general average, as well as compensation for damage and loss obtained in general average, counting from the day when the ship reached port after the general average.
1 year for a claim regarding payment of general average compensation, counting from the time of calculation of expenditures of the general average.

3 years, counting from the day when assessment of the hazardousness of the wreck is completed, but not more than six years, counting from the day when the ship became a wreck.

1 year, counting from the day when the basis for the claim arose.
The list of maritime claims corresponds to the Ship Arrest Convention 1999.

Claims against a forwarder regarding damages, perishing, shortfall, destruction or loss of goods transferred for forwarding, as well as for delivery of the goods shall expire within one year. If the forwarder has acted in bad faith or allowed gross negligence, the referred to claims shall expire within three years. All other claims against the forwarder shall expire within three years.
(2) If the goods transferred for forwarding has not been preserved due to damages, perishing or shortfall, the limitation period shall begin from the day on which the goods were delivered to the consignee, but due to destruction, loss of the goods or delay of delivery of the goods – on the day when the goods should have been delivered to the consignee.

1. Claims against a bailee regarding damages, perishing, shortfall, delay of return or destruction of a property transferred for storage shall expire within one year. If the bailee has acted in bad faith or admitted gross negligence, the referred to claims shall expire within three years.
2. If the property transferred for storage has not been preserved due to damages, perishing or shortfall, the limitation period shall begin on the day when the property transferred for storage is returned, but due to the delay of return of the property – on the day when the property should have been returned. In case of complete destruction of the property the limitation period shall begin on the day when the bailee notifies the bailor or the last legitimised holder of the warehouse receipt known by him or her regarding the referred to destruction if a warehouse receipt has been issued.

Claims arising out of insurance contract (Sec. 39)

Claims arising out on an insurance contract expire within 3 years. The right to bring a notification of claim to the insurer regarding the insured accident expires within three years from the date of the insured accident. (The same limitation period is contemplated for subrogation claims Sec. 45)

Regress claims in civil liability insurance (Sec.54)

A civil liability insurer has a right to bring a regress claim against the insured within three years from the date of payment of the insurance indemnity.