98It is settled case-law that the setting of time limits must, in principle, satisfy the requirement of effectiveness since it constitutes an application of the fundamental principle of legal certainty which protects both the person and the administration concerned. Such time limits are not liable to make it in practice impossible or excessively difficult to exercise the rights conferred by EU law In respect of national legislation which comes within the scope of EU law, it is for the Member States to establish those periods in the light of, inter alia, the significance for the parties concerned of the decisions to be taken, the complexities of the procedures and of the legislation to be applied, the number of persons who may be affected and any other public or private interests which must be taken into consideration. Subject to that reservation, the Member States are free to provide for longer or shorter time limits (see, to that effect, judgments of 15 April 2010, Barth , C‑542/08, EU:C:2010:193, paragraph 28 and the case-law cited; of 8 July 2010, Bulicke , C‑246/09, EU:C:2010:418, paragraph 36 and the case-law cited; and of 20 October 2016, Danqua , C‑429/15, EU:C:2016:789, paragraph 44 and the case-law cited).
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