36It also follows from that case-law that the setting of reasonable time-limits essentially satisfies the principle of effectiveness, inasmuch as it constitutes an application of the principle of legal certainty (see, in particular, Preston and Others, cited above, paragraph 33). In a situation such as the one at issue in the main proceedings, the more time that passes after the employer becomes insolvent, the more difficult it is to establish the veracity of claims for pay, which could reduce legal certainty.
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