FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 10479/21
Daniele ACAMPORA and Others against Italy
and 7 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 10 November 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President,
Ivana Jelić,
Erik Wennerström, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”).
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention.
The Government acknowledged the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The Government also undertook to ensure the enforcement of the domestic decisions under consideration in the cases concerned (see appended table) within the same three-month period, and to pay any costs of the domestic enforcement proceedings.
The payment and the enforcement of the domestic decisions in the cases concerned will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations.
The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if:
“... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”.
Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75‑77, ECHR 2003-VI).
The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions (see, for example, Gaglione and Others v. Italy, nos. 45867/07 and 69 others, 21 December 2010 and Gagliano Giorgi v. Italy, no. 23563/07, 6 March 2012).
Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 (c)).
In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 in fine).
Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention (see Josipović v. Serbia (dec.), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008).
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 1 December 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Krzysztof Wojtyczek
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
(non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Relevant
domestic
decision
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s comments,
if any
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant
(in euros)[1]
Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application
(in euros)[2]
10479/21
09/02/2021
(59 applicants)
Daniele ACAMPORA
1960
Massimiliano ATTILI
1965
Giovanni IACHETTA
1947
Lorenzo LEONI
1968
Sergio GIANCASPRO
1962
Massimiliano DI IANNI
1966
Giuseppe ESPOSITO
1961
Alessandro BOGGIANI
1957
Mauro TETI
1963
Alberto DELLAI
1961
Mario RUDA
1967
Giovanni MAIORANA
1964
Pierantonio CENTARO
1962
Antonio Giovanni CALO’
1962
Giuseppe GUIDA
1952
Salvatore BIANCHINI
1959
Silverio INSOGNA
1964
Salvatore CAPASSO
1964
Raffaele IANNELLA
1965
Nicola SIGNORILE
1969
Antonio MINGOLLA
1955
Luigi FAELLA
1961
Nicola TONTI
1963
Valter UTILI
1960
Nicola Marcello FUSCO
1956
Lorenzo CELLA
1958
Antonio BISOGNO
1947
Liberato GUIDA
1964
Claudio DENTE
1964
Giovanni RENZI
1959
Natale LAUDANI
1960
Rosario MONTEMAGNO
1960
Maurizio ETTORI
1962
Giuliano OLIVIERI
1964
Domenico RAVIDA’
1965
Giuseppe ANDREOLI
1960
Marco QUATTROCCHI
1966
Luciano APETINO
1967
Umberto PELLEGRINI
1965
Vincenzo NARDIELLO
1966
Franco Maurizio MALTESE
1964
Rosario FERMO
1961
Santo NIGRELLI
1945
Saverio D’ALESSIO
1955
Antonio MAIELLO
1964
Salvatore MILITANO
1962
Adriano DUCA
1966
Angelo OLIVIERO
1961
Maurizio PETTINARI
1960
Pasquale CICALESE
1966
Giuseppe COLAZZO
1960
Lorenzo DE DONATIS
1965
Romano FADDA
1968
Domenico ANASTASIO
1951
Luciano BERNABITI
1956
Michele SESSA
1956
Mauro POZONE
1962
Stefano DELLE MONACHE
1963
Marco BETTINI
1961
Alunni Marco
Rome
Court of
Cassation RG
18089/2014,
03/09/2015
07/07/2022
200
30
17253/21
23/03/2021
(7 applicants)
Carmela FORINO
1931
Vincenzo PETROSINO
1962
Maria Rosaria PETROSINO
1956
Rosa PETROSINO
1953
Patrizia PETROSINO
1971
Salvatore PETROSINO
1958
Francesco PETROSINO
1960
D’Alessio Dario
Salerno
Naples Court of
Appeal
RG 1178/2019,
19/09/2019
07/07/2022
200
30
38207/21
20/07/2021
(55 applicants)
Vincenzo ALBANESE
1970
Antonio Giuseppe PIREDDA
1951
Sabatino PAGANO
1963
Massimo ANGELINI
1967
Mauro ANGELINI
1949
Daniele DE PASCALI
1967
Giuseppe ANNUNZIATA
1967
Roberto ARGANESE
1962
Lorenzo FENNI
1964
Roberto BLASETTI
1969
Marco PIERONI
1964
Enzo OSANNA
1970
Celestino LABIANCA
1970
Francesco PALAMARA
1962
Aldo Gabriele NICOLETTI
1954
Giuseppe DI NUZZO
1971
Francesco PELLEGRINO
1972
Mauro ERCOLI
1967
Fabiop D’ERAMO
1972
Giampiero FERRI
1973
Marino SIMONETTI
1972
Fabio SEBASTIANI
1966
Francesco SANTORO
1964
Salvatore CAFARO
1963
Eugenio CAPONE
1959
Mauro CATALANO
1965
Antonio DE BIASIO
1955
Pasquale MANDILE
1969
Roberto Nicola PAVONE
1967
Angelo PESANTE
1961
Gino PETROSELLI
1966
Domenico QUARANTA
1950
Giuseppe QUARANTA
1968
Filippo DE LUCIA
1968
Rolando Luigi D’ANGELO
1948
Adriano POLESI
1952
Angelo MOSCATELLI
1964
Nicola RAINONE
1966
Daniele SPINELLI
1969
Diamante VITO
1966
Nicola PELLECCHIA
1941
Michele BOVINO
1967
Massimo CEDRONI
1968
Massimo CAMPAGNA
1966
Mario CALI’
1958
Marco CALABRETTA
1967
Antonio BONFITTO
1969
Guido BIANCHI
1968
Rino BORBONE
1968
Giuseppe CIVETTA
1968
Carmine PROIETTI
1955
Vincenzo RICCARDI
1966
Mario RICCOBENE
1966
Franco ROTONDO
1951
Alfredo TUZI
1970
Abbate Ferdinando Emilio
Orte
Perugia Court of
Appeal
RG 3321/2012,
20/06/2018
07/07/2022
200
30
44438/21
31/08/2021
Walter TARANTO
1950
Di Febbraro Agostino
Naples
Naples Court of
Appeal RG 1873/2018,
25/10/2018
07/07/2022
200
30
45206/21
06/09/2021
Rosina LONGO
1974
De Francesco Iolanda
Corsano
Potenza Court of
Appeal RG 429/15,
15/03/2016
07/07/2022
200
30
47232/21
16/09/2021
Luigi TEMPORIN GRUER
1932
Parola Stefania
Rome
Roma Court of
Appeal RG 52373/17,
06/12/2017
07/07/2022
01/08/2022
200
30
54542/21
25/10/2021
(10 applicants)
Eugenio MERULLO
1968
Fabrizio Giuseppe DE SIMONE
1966
Giovanni GRANATA
1966
Oronzo GRECO
1965
Tommaso GRECO
1957
Brizio Leonardo MAZZEI
1970
Luigi MENNILLO
1967
Sergio MERIGHI
1967
Claudio MASCIARELLI
1961
Michele FAVATÀ
1968
Abbate Ferdinando Emilio
Orte
Perugia Court of
Appeal RG
3321/2012,
20/06/2018
07/07/2022
200
30
55201/21
29/10/2021
Stefano CIOTOLA
1962
Ruggiero Aurelio
Naples
Rome Court of
Appeal RG
57849/2011,
24/06/2016
07/07/2022
11/08/2022
200
30
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.