1.In accordance with national law, Member States shall ensure that a pending representative action for an injunctive measure referred to in Article 8 has the effect of suspending or interrupting applicable limitation periods in respect of the consumers concerned by that representative action, so that those consumers are not prevented from subsequently bringing an action for redress measures concerning the alleged infringement as referred to in Article 2(1) because the applicable limitation periods expired during the representative action for those injunctive measures.
2.Member States shall also ensure that a pending representative action for a redress measure referred to in Article 9(1) has the effect of suspending or interrupting applicable limitation periods in respect of the consumers concerned by that representative action.