Find out until when you can take a debt to court, under Arts. 391–404 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Moldova.
The day payment was due. If no payment date was set: the day you demanded payment.
Only count if they took place in the last 6 months of the period (Art. 398).
Expires in < 90 days
Last day to file in court
15/11/2026
28 days left
Less than 90 days left. A demand letter does not stop the clock — prepare the court filing or obtain a written acknowledgement of the debt.
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The right to sue for a debt is, as a rule, time-barred after 3 years (Art. 391 Civil Code). For a money debt the period starts on the due date. If no payment date was set, it starts when the creditor demands payment (Art. 395).
The period is interrupted and starts again from zero when the debtor acknowledges the debt — in writing or by conduct: a partial payment, paying interest or penalties, asking for more time, providing security. A court filing also interrupts it: a lawsuit, an arbitration claim or a court order application (Art. 401). An acknowledgement works even after the period has expired.
A demand letter or notice to the debtor does not interrupt limitation. It is useful as evidence and as an invitation to pay; if the debtor replies acknowledging the debt, that reply interrupts the period.
Negotiations or mediation with the debtor, force majeure and the other grounds in Art. 398 suspend the period only if they fall within its last 6 months. Once the cause ends, the remaining period is extended to 6 months. Suspension can never push the period beyond 10 years from the breach (Art. 404).
The general period is 3 years (Art. 391 Civil Code), usually counted from the due date.
No. Limitation is interrupted by the debtor acknowledging the debt or by a court filing (Art. 401). A demand letter is useful as evidence.
Yes. A partial payment is a tacit acknowledgement of the debt, and the 3-year period starts again from the payment date.
The debt is not extinguished. The court dismisses the claim only if the debtor raises limitation (Art. 394). If the debtor pays voluntarily, they cannot claim the money back (Art. 406).
They suspend it only if they take place in the last 6 months of the period; afterwards you have at least 6 months left (Art. 398).