1. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article, the maximum effective term of imprisonment for the offender may not exceed three times the term of the most severe penalty imposed. Any further penalties shall be extinguished once the time already served reaches this maximum, which may not exceed 20 years. Exceptionally, this maximum limit shall be:
a) 25 years, when the offender has been convicted of two or more offenses and one of them is punishable by law with a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
b) 30 years, when the offender has been convicted of two or more offenses and one of them is punishable by law with a prison sentence exceeding 20 years.
c) 40 years, when the offender has been convicted of two or more offenses and at least two of them are punishable by law with a prison sentence exceeding 20 years.
d) 40 years, when the person has been convicted of two or more offenses related to terrorist organizations and groups and terrorism offenses under Chapter VII of Title XXII of Book II of this Code, and any of them is punishable by law with a prison sentence exceeding 20 years.
e) When the person has been convicted of two or more offenses, and at least one of them is punishable by law with a reviewable life sentence, the provisions of Articles 92 and 78 bis shall apply.
2. The limitation shall apply even if the sentences were imposed in different proceedings when they were for acts committed before the date on which the acts that, being subject to accumulation, were tried first were prosecuted.