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Current Account and Limitation in Reinsurance Relations

The summary explains that reciprocal claims and payments between the parties constituted a current account under Commercial Law, with the last transaction date treated as the account closure for limitation calculation. The appellate court annulled the earlier decision and denied the time-bar motion in line with the law.

Updated: 10 September 2026

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The summary explains that reciprocal claims and payments between the parties constituted a current account under Commercial Law, with the last transaction date treated as the account closure for limitation calculation. The appellate court annulled the earlier decision and denied the time-bar motion in line with the law.

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The parties had intertwined reinsurance relationships with repeated claims and payments, leading to reciprocal entries where each party alternately acted as creditor and debtor. Such reciprocal dealings fit the commercial concept of a current account under Article 106 of the Commercial Law, whereby mutual deliveries are recorded in a single account and only the final balance becomes due.

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The material indicates the last transaction occurred in 2010, treated as the account-closure date for calculating prescription. The claim was filed in 2019, before the lapse of the applicable commercial limitation period (commercial claims prescribe after ten years unless a shorter term applies), while rights deriving from res judicata lapse after fifteen years. On that basis, the appellate decision to annul the prior ruling and to deny the time-bar request was consistent with the statutory rules and cited judicial precedent. This content is a general educational summary and does not constitute judicial text or legal advice.

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The parties had intertwined reinsurance relationships with repeated claims and payments, leading to reciprocal entries where each party alternately acted as creditor and debtor. Such reciprocal dealings fit the commercial concept of a current account under Article 106 of the Commercial Law, whereby mutual deliveries are recorded in a single account and only the final balance becomes due.

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The material indicates the last transaction occurred in 2010, treated as the account-closure date for calculating prescription. The claim was filed in 2019, before the lapse of the applicable commercial limitation period (commercial claims prescribe after ten years unless a shorter term applies), while rights deriving from res judicata lapse after fifteen years. On that basis, the appellate decision to annul the prior ruling and to deny the time-bar request was consistent with the statutory rules and cited judicial precedent. This content is a general educational summary and does not constitute judicial text or legal advice.

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