Judgment_paragraph 47 · Q-Beef NV v Belgische Staat and Frans Bosschaert v Belgische Staat, Vleesgroothandel Georges Goossens en Zonen NV and Slachthuizen Goossens NV (C-89/10, C-96/10)

47First, it should be pointed out, as the Advocate General has observed in paragraph 55 of his Opinion, that the question of determining the starting point of the limitation period in principle comes under national law. It is settled case-law that the fact that the Court may have ruled that the breach of EU law has occurred generally does not affect the starting point of the limitation period (see Iaia and Others, paragraph 22 and the case-law cited).