76Moreover, the setting of reasonable limitation periods for bringing proceedings must be regarded as satisfying, in principle, the requirement of effectiveness under Directive 89/665, since it is an application of the fundamental principle of legal certainty (see, by analogy, in relation to the principle of the effectiveness of Community law, Case C-261/95 Palmisani [1997] ECR I-4025, paragraph 28, and Case C-78/98 Preston and Others [2000] ECR I-3201, paragraph 33).
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