30That interpretation is not invalidated by the fact that the effects of the Köbler judgment date back to the time at which the rule interpreted entered into force, since the effects were not temporally limited by the Court. The application of a procedural rule, such as the limitation period at issue in the main proceedings, must not be confused with a limitation on the effects of a judgment of the Court ruling on a request for interpretation of a provision of European Union law (see, to that effect, Case C-231/96 Edis [1998] ECR I-4951, paragraphs 17 and 18).
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