In that decision the Commission referred to its earlier decision on the admissibility of Application N° 7379/76, where it had held that, "where no domestic remedy is available, the act or decision complained of must itself normally be taken as the 'final decision' for the purposes of Art. 26" (X v the United Kingdom, Decisions and Reports 8, 211, at pp 212 - 213).

The present case may be distinguished from Application N° 7379/76, relied on by the Commission in the Elliott case.

Application N° 7379/76 concerned a specific decision or act of a public authority, where the period runs from the moment that decision or act takes effect.

The applicant further submits that the six months rule is inapplicable because Art. 26 (Art. 26) refers to a final decision by a State and not to an act such as murder, committed by a third party; moreover, Application N° 7379/76, relied on by the Commission in the Elliott case and concerning a right to property, may be distinguished from the present complaint, which is grounded in a deprivation of life or family rights (complaints and submissions II, 9 and 3).

Moreover, the considerations announced by the Commission in Application N° 7379/76 are not limited to property rights but state a general principle concerning the six months' rule which is valid also for complaints concerning other Convention rights and freedoms.

The Commission held in Application N° 7379/76 that "where no domestic remedy is available, the act or decision complained of must itself normally be taken as the 'final decision' for the purposes of Art. 26 (Art. 26)" (X v the United Kingdom, Decisions and Reports 8, 211, at pp 212 - 213).

A cet égard, elle rappelle que lorsqu'une ingérence dans les droits et libertés garantis par la Convention et ses Protocoles résulte directement d'une loi, et que les personnes concernées ne disposent d'aucune voie de recours interne pour contester les dispositions législatives litigieuses, l'entrée en vigueur de la loi en cause est normalement considérée comme la «décision interne définitive» (X c. Royaume-Uni, no 7379/76, décision de la Commission du 10 décembre 1976, Décisions et rapports (DR) 8, pp.

The fact that this decision had enduring effects does not give a rise to a "continuing situation" (see X v. the United Kingdom, no. 7379/76, 10 December 1976, DR 8, pp. 211-213).