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6. Scope of review

6.1 The Portfolio Committee requested an investigation into the harmonisation of the provisions of existing laws providing for different prescription periods and the Minister included a review of prescription periods in the Commission’s programme.

6.2 The review is limited to prescription periods, in particular the harmonisation of different periods, and does not include a general review of prescription in general or the extinction of debts by prescription in particular.^[17]

^[17] Cf Styrian “Verjaring van borgverpligtinge redux” 2001 THRHR 316-320.