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Calculate common civil appeal periods, a general three-year limitation reference, or a court-specified custom period, with clear holiday and interruption warnings.
For procedural periods calculated in days, the starting day is not counted. If the last day is a statutory holiday, the period expires on the first day after the holiday. The ordinary Civil Code limitation period is three years from when the right holder knew or should have known of the harm and obligor, subject to special rules, suspension and interruption.
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