Article 219 — Calculation of Periods.

(1) Limitation periods shall be determined on the basis of the maximum penalty provided by the provision of the Special Part without regard to the extenuating or aggravating circumstances involved in the case. Where the law penalizes the act with several penalties to be applied either alternatively or concurrently the periods shall be calculated on the basis of the most severe penalty. (2) The limitation period shall begin to run from the day on which the criminal first exercised his criminal activity. If the criminal act was committed repeatedly the period shall begin to run from the day on which the last act was performed; if it was pursued over a period of time the period shall begin to run from the day on which it ceased. Where achieving a given result is one of the constituents of the crime the period shall begin to run on the day on which this result occurred.