Suspension of the statute of limitations: Within the last six months of the statute of limitations, if the right of claim cannot be exercised due to force majeure or other obstacles, the statute of limitations shall be suspended. The period of limitation of action continues to be calculated from the date when the reason for suspending the limitation period is eliminated.
Interruption of the statute of limitations: The statute of limitations is interrupted by the filing of a lawsuit, a request by one of the parties, or the agreement to perform obligations. The statute of limitations period is recalculated from the time of interruption.
The difference between the interruption of the statute of limitations and the suspension of the statute of limitations is that
(1) occurs at different times. Interruption of statute of limitations can occur at any stage during the statute of limitations; suspension of statute of limitations can only occur within the last 6 months of the statute of limitations.
(2) The legal reasons are different. The statutory reasons for interrupting the statute of limitations are facts that can be determined by the subjective will of the parties, such as prosecution and petition; the statutory reasons for suspending the statute of limitations are facts that cannot be influenced by the subjective will of the parties, such as force majeure, disappearance of the debtor, etc.
(3) The legal consequences are different. When the statute of limitations is interrupted, the statute of limitations period that has passed before the statutory cause of interruption occurs will no longer be calculated. The statute of limitations period will be calculated again after the statutory cause occurs. It is actually two statutes of limitations before and after; the suspension of the statute of limitations means that the suspension period is suspended until the statutory suspension. After the cause is eliminated, the limitation period will continue to be calculated.