Legitimate aims

In any area of life where there is a pressing social interest, freedom of assembly and association may be subject to restrictions. This would be the case if a State pursues one or more enumerated legitimate aims, such as the protection of the priority rights of third persons. Thus, it may be justified to enact rules protecting areas where a minimum amount of work activities and conditions of life and work, which must not be affected by a strike, ought to be secured.¹⁶⁹³

Provisions governing the issue of time limits for registration of trade unions have a legitimate aim – ensuring the principle of legal certainty, one of the fundamental aspects of the rule of law. Finally, limitation periods can thus be considered to be in the interest of the protection of rights and freedoms of others.¹⁶⁹⁴