DISSENTING OPINION OF MR S. TRECHSEL

I fully accept that the opinion of the majority of the Commission in this case is in conformity of that expressed by a majority of the Court in the Van Mechelen and Others v. the Netherlands judgment of 23 April 1997, Reports 1997-III, p. 691. I fully adhere to the view expressed by the Commission in that case and by Judge Van DIJK in his dissenting opinion.

[1] The term “former” refers to the text of the Convention before the entry into force of Protocol No. 11 on 1 November 1998.