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The
Grand
Chamber
rightly
observed
in
paragraph
186
of
the
judgment
,
citing
Tess
v.
Latvia
(
(
dec
.
)
,
no
.
34854/02
,
12
December
2002
)
,
that
the
two
paragraphs
of
Article
7
must
be
interpreted
in
a
concordant
manner
.
Similarly
,
the
judgment
was
correct
in
our
opinion
in
concluding
,
in
paragraphs
245
and
246
,
that
since
the
applicant
’s
conviction
did
not
constitute
a
violation
of
Article
7
§
1
,
it
was
not
necessary
to
examine
the
conviction
under
Article
7
§
2
.
In
fact
,
the
lines
of
reasoning
pursued
must
not
only
be
concordant
,
but
they
are
closely
linked
.
If
we
reject
the
legal
basis
for
the
offence
under
national
law
,
we
must
have
regard
to
international
treaty
law
or
customary
international
law
.
And
if
that
does
not
provide
a
sufficient
basis
either
,
Article
7
as
a
whole
will
be
breached
.
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