Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 January 2021.#Consiliul Concurenţei v Whiteland Import Export SRL.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Penalties imposed by the national competition authority – Limitation period – Actions interrupting the limitation period – National legislation precluding, after the initiation of an investigation, the possibility that subsequent action for the purpose of proceedings or investigation may interrupt the new limitation period – Principle that national law must be interpreted in conformity with EU law – Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Article 25(3) – Scope – Article 4(3) TEU – Article 101 TFEU – Principle of effectiveness.#Case C-308/19.