1173e réunion – 11-12 juin 2013
Annexe 4
(Point H46-1)
Résolution CM/ResDH(2013)118
Handölsdalen Sami Village et autres contre la Suède
Exécution de l’arrêt de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme
(Requête n° 39013/04, arrêt du 30 mars 2010, définitif le 30 juin 2010)
(adoptée par le Comité des Ministres le 11 juin 2013,
lors de la 1173e réunion des Délégués des Ministres)
Le Comité des Ministres, en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 2, de la Convention de sauvegarde des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales, qui prévoit que le Comité surveille l’exécution des arrêts définitifs de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (ci-après nommées « la Convention » et « la Cour »),
Vu l’arrêt définitif qui a été transmis par la Cour au Comité dans l’affaire ci-dessus et la violation constatée ;
Rappelant l’obligation de l’Etat défendeur, en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 1, de la Convention, de se conformer aux arrêts définitifs dans les litiges auxquels il est partie et que cette obligation implique, outre le paiement de la satisfaction équitable octroyée par la Cour, l’adoption par les autorités de l’Etat défendeur, si nécessaire :
-de mesures individuelles pour mettre fin aux violations constatées et en effacer les conséquences, dans la mesure du possible par restitutio in integrum ; et
-de mesures générales permettant de prévenir des violations semblables ;
Ayant invité le gouvernement de l’Etat défendeur à informer le Comité des mesures prises pour se conformer à l’obligation susmentionnée ;
Ayant examiné le bilan d’action fourni par le gouvernement indiquant les mesures adoptées afin d’exécuter l’arrêt y compris les informations fournies en ce qui concerne le paiement de la satisfaction équitable octroyée par la Cour (voir document DH-DD(2013)589) ;
S’étant assuré que toutes les mesures requises par l’article 46, paragraphe 1, ont été adoptées,
DECLARE qu’il a rempli ses fonctions en vertu de l’article 46, paragraphe 2, de la Convention dans cette affaire et
DECIDE d’en clore l’examen.
Action report
concerning the case of Handölsdalen Sami village and others against Sweden
(Application No. 39013/04)
(Anglais seulement)
The European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the above-mentioned case on 30 March 2010. The Court found a violation of Article 6§1 of the Convention on account of the excessive length of domestic civil proceedings concerning land dispute, which began on 20 September 1990 and ended on 29 April 2004. It held that Sweden was to pay to the applicants €25 000 in respect of pecuniary damage, €14 000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage and €15 000 (including VAT) in respect of costs and expenses. Sweden was also to pay any tax that may be chargeable on the above amounts. The amounts were to be converted into Swedish kronor (SEK) at the rate applicable at the date of settlement. Payment was to be made within three months from the date on which the judgment became final in accordance with Article 44§2 of the Convention. The judgment became final on 4 October 2010.
The following measures have been taken as a result of the judgment.
Individual measures
The just satisfaction award of €25 000 in respect of pecuniary damage and €14 000 in respect of non‑pecuniary damage was paid by the government in equal parts to the four applicants on 23 December 2010 and evidence has been supplied.
With regard to the award for costs and expenses of €15 000, payment was made to three of the applicants on 30 December 2010. The payment to the fourth applicant was made on 28 April 2011, i.e. after the expiry of the time limit prescribed in the judgment, due to the applicant’s negligence in transmitting the necessary information concerning the bank account to use and despite regular reminders by the government to the applicant’s counsel. The government therefore holds that no default interest should be paid to the fourth applicant, whose counsel agreed with this conclusion.
No other individual measure is necessary since the proceedings in question are closed and the damage suffered by the applicants compensated.
General measures
The judgment of the Court has been published and disseminated. A report containing a summary of the judgment in Swedish, with copies of the judgment as well as the decision attached, has been sent to relevant domestic courts and authorities including the courts directly involved in the case, the Swedish National Courts Administration, the Bar Association, the Chancellor of Justice and the Parliamentary Ombudsmen. The judgment in English and a summary of it in Swedish has also been published on the Swedish National Courts Administration’s website (see Nytt från Europadomstolen 4 2010), and the government’s human rights website /.
Summary
To conclude, the government holds that it has taken all the measures required as a result of the Court’s judgment in the present case and has thus complied with its obligations under Article 46§1 of the Convention. The government therefore looks forward to the Committee’s decision to close the examination of this case.
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