diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa0c7e9..d788256 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <google.re2j>1.7</google.re2j>
 
         <!-- temporary version waiting for real automatic release in ecocode repository -->
-        <ecocode-rules-specifications.version>1.5.1</ecocode-rules-specifications.version>
+        <ecocode-rules-specifications.version>1.5.5-SNAPSHOT</ecocode-rules-specifications.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrar.java b/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrar.java
index f4ef343..697c246 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrar.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.FreeResourcesOfAutoCloseableInterface;
 import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.IncrementCheck;
 import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.InitializeBufferWithAppropriateSize;
+import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.LimitDbQueryResults;
 import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.NoFunctionCallWhenDeclaringForLoop;
 import fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks.OptimizeReadFileExceptions;
 import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.CheckRegistrar;
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ public class JavaCheckRegistrar implements CheckRegistrar {
             InitializeBufferWithAppropriateSize.class,
             AvoidSetConstantInBatchUpdate.class,
             FreeResourcesOfAutoCloseableInterface.class,
-            AvoidMultipleIfElseStatement.class
+            AvoidMultipleIfElseStatement.class,
+            LimitDbQueryResults.class
     );
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResults.java b/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResults.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de7382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResults.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * ecoCode - Java language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Java programs
+ * Copyright © 2023 Green Code Initiative (https://www.ecocode.io)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.sonar.check.Rule;
+import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.IssuableSubscriptionVisitor;
+import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.LiteralTree;
+import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.Tree;
+import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.Tree.Kind;
+
+import com.google.re2j.Pattern;
+
+@Rule(key = "EC24")
+public class LimitDbQueryResults extends IssuableSubscriptionVisitor {
+
+    protected static final String MESSAGERULE = "Try and limit the number of data returned for a single query (by using the LIMIT keyword for example)";
+
+    private static final Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(LIMIT|TOP|ROW_NUMBER|FETCH FIRST|WHERE)", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Kind> nodesToVisit() {
+        return Collections.singletonList(Tree.Kind.STRING_LITERAL);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void visitNode(Tree tree) {
+        String value = ((LiteralTree) tree).value().toUpperCase();
+        if (value.contains("SELECT") && value.contains("FROM") && !PATTERN.matcher(value).find()) {
+            reportIssue(tree, MESSAGERULE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/test/files/LimitDbQueryResults.java b/src/test/files/LimitDbQueryResults.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f3633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/files/LimitDbQueryResults.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * ecoCode - Java language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Java programs
+ * Copyright © 2023 Green Code Initiative (https://www.ecocode.io)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks;
+
+class LimitDbQueryResults {
+    LimitDbQueryResults(LimitDbQueryResults mc) {
+    }
+
+    public void literalSQLrequest() {
+        dummyCall("SELECT id, name, email FROM customers LIMIT 10;");
+        dummyCall("SELECT TOP 5 * FROM products;");
+        dummyCall("SELECT id, name, email FROM customers WHERE id = 1;");
+        dummyCall("SELECT * FROM orders FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS ONLY;");
+        dummyCall("WITH numbered_customers AS (SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY customer_id) AS row_num FROM customers) SELECT * FROM numbered_customers WHERE row_num <= 50;");
+
+        dummyCall("SELECT * FROM bikes;"); // Noncompliant {{Try and limit the number of data returned for a single query (by using the LIMIT keyword for example)}}
+        dummyCall("SELECT id FROM customers;"); // Noncompliant {{Try and limit the number of data returned for a single query (by using the LIMIT keyword for example)}}
+    }
+
+    private String dummyCall(String request) {
+        return request;
+    }
+   
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrarTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrarTest.java
index 02270ca..5933a93 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrarTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaCheckRegistrarTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void checkNumberRules() {
         final JavaCheckRegistrar registrar = new JavaCheckRegistrar();
         registrar.register(context);
 
-        assertThat(context.checkClasses()).hasSize(15);
+        assertThat(context.checkClasses()).hasSize(16);
         assertThat(context.testCheckClasses()).isEmpty();
 
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaRulesDefinitionTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaRulesDefinitionTest.java
index ad1b536..4eb941c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaRulesDefinitionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/JavaRulesDefinitionTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void init() {
         RulesDefinition.Context context = new RulesDefinition.Context();
         rulesDefinition.define(context);
         repository = context.repository(rulesDefinition.repositoryKey());
-        rulesSize = 15;
+        rulesSize = 16;
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResultsTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResultsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf9fe19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/greencodeinitiative/java/checks/LimitDbQueryResultsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * ecoCode - Java language - Provides rules to reduce the environmental footprint of your Java programs
+ * Copyright © 2023 Green Code Initiative (https://www.ecocode.io)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package fr.greencodeinitiative.java.checks;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.CheckVerifier;
+
+class LimitDbQueryResultsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void test() {
+        CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
+                .onFile("src/test/files/LimitDbQueryResults.java")
+                .withCheck(new LimitDbQueryResults())
+                .verifyIssues();
+    }
+
+}
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