Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the CouncilShow full title

Article 3 U.K.

1. Where a period expressed in hours is to be calculated from the moment at which an event occurs or an action takes place, the hour during which that event occurs or that action takes place shall not be considered as falling within the period in question.

Where a period expressed in days, weeks, months or years is to be calculated from the moment at which an event occurs or an action takes place, the day during which that event occurs or that action takes place shall not be considered as falling within the period in question.

2. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4:

(a) a period expressed in hours shall start at the beginning of the first hour and shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the period;

(b) a period expressed in days shall start at the beginning of the first hour of the first day and shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the last day of the period;

(c) a period expressed in weeks, months or years shall start at the beginning of the first hour of the first day of the period, and shall end with the expiry of the last hour of whichever day in the last week, month or year is the same day of the week, or falls on the same date, as [X1 the day which initiates the period]. If, in a period expressed in months or in years, the day on which it should expire does not occur in the last month, the period shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the last day of that month;

(d) if a period includes parts of months, the month shall, for the purpose of calculating such parts, be considered as having thirty days.

3. The periods concerned shall include public holidays, Sundays and Saturdays, save where these are expressly excepted or where the periods are expressed in working days.

4. Where the last day of a period expressed otherwise than in hours is a public holiday, Sunday or Saturday, the period shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the following working day.

This provision shall not apply to periods calculated retroactively from a given date or event.

5. Any period of two days or more shall include at least two working days.

6. [F1 The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 have effect unless the contrary intention appears]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by CORRIGENDUM TO: Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 3(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Institutions and Consular Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1391), regs. 1, 11(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 3(2)(c) excluded (1.7.2021) by Regulation (EU) No. 1011/2016, Art. 48B(a) (as inserted by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 5 para. 11; S.I. 2021/739, reg. 3(n))

C2 Art. 3(4) excluded (1.7.2021) by Regulation (EU) No. 1011/2016, Art. 48B(b) (as inserted by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 5 para. 11; S.I. 2021/739, reg. 3(n))