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Finally
,
the
majority
’s
finding
,
requiring
under
Article
7
of
the
Convention
a
“
mental
link
disclosing
an
element
of
liability
in
[
the
applicants
’
]
conduct
”
(
see
paragraph
246
of
the
judgment
)
,
is
the
basis
upon
which
they
proceed
to
examine
whether
the
imposition
of
the
confiscation
measure
on
Mr
Gironda
and
on
the
applicant
companies
breached
that
provision
,
as
either
they
were
not
convicted
formally
of
the
offence
of
unlawful
site
development
,
within
the
meaning
of
the
Court
’s
judgment
in
Varvara
,
or
the
measure
was
imposed
without
them
being
parties
to
the
criminal
proceedings
(
see
paragraphs
248
-
75
of
the
judgment
)
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