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The
wording
of
Article
7
§
1
,
second
sentence
,
indicates
that
the
starting
-
point
in
any
assessment
of
the
existence
of
a
penalty
is
whether
the
measure
in
question
is
imposed
following
conviction
for
a
‘
criminal
offence
’
.
As
to
this
end
,
both
the
Commission
and
the
Court
in
their
case
-
law
have
drawn
a
distinction
between
a
measure
that
constitutes
in
substance
a
‘
penalty
’
and
a
measure
that
concerns
the
‘
execution
’
or
‘
enforcement
’
of
the
‘
penalty
’
.
In
consequence
,
where
the
nature
and
purpose
of
a
measure
relates
to
the
remission
of
a
sentence
or
a
change
in
a
regime
for
early
release
,
this
does
not
form
part
of
the
‘
penalty
’
within
the
meaning
of
Article
7
.
However
,
in
practice
,
the
distinction
between
the
two
may
not
always
be
clear
cut
.
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