46In that regard, it should be made clear that the degree of severity is determined by reference to the maximum potential penalty for which the relevant provisions provide (see, to that effect, judgment of the ECtHR of 9 October 2003, Ezeh and Connors v. The United Kingdom, CE:ECHR:2003:1009JUD003966598, § 120).
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