SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 59893/11
Stojan AGATONOVIĆ against Serbia
and 101 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 17 December 2013 as a Committee composed of:
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, President,
Dragoljub Popović,
Helen Keller, judges,
and Stanley Naismith, Section Registrar.
Having regard to the above applications lodged on 12 September 2011,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They were all represented by the same attorney, Mr M. Moskovljević, a lawyer practising in Kruševac.
The Serbian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr S. Carić.
All applicants are former employees of the same socially-owned company - Građevinsko preduzeće Jastrebac - from Kruševac (hereinafter: the debtor). In the course of insolvency proceedings against the debtor on 11 July 2003 the Kraljevo Commercial Court adopted decisions (domestic case no. St.2505/02) according to which the debtor was ordered to pay the applicants certain sums. The applicants complained about the respondent State’s failure to enforce the said decisions rendered in their favour.
After unsuccessful friendly settlement negotiations, by letter dated 9 September 2013 the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make a declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by the application.
The declaration provided as follows:
“I declare that the Government of the Republic of Serbia is ready to accept that there had been a violation of the applicants’ right under Article 6 paragraph 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
I further declare that within three-month period the Government offer to pay to the applicants listed below, the sums awarded in the domestic decisions under consideration in this case, less any amounts which may have already been paid on the basis of the said decisions.
These sums shall be payable within three months from the date of delivery of the decision of the Court. This payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.
The Government regret the occurrence of the actions which have led to the bringing of the present applications.”
On 15 October 2013, the Court received a letter from the applicants’ representative informing the Court that they had agreed to the terms of the Government’s declaration.
THE LAW
The Court considers that, in accordance with Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of Court, the applications should be joined, given their similar factual and legal background.
The Court finds that following the applicants’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government the case should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Stanley Naismith Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque
RegistrarPresident
Appendix
No
Application No
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
59893/11
Stojan AGATONOVIĆ
03/03/1956
selo Žiljci,
Serbian
25768/12
Radomir PAVLOVIĆ
13/04/1949
selo Čitluk
Serbian
25786/12
Živorad MILOJEVIĆ
07/06/1957
selo Čitluk
Serbian
25797/12
Milutin PAVLOVIĆ
20/03/1954
selo Šanac
Serbian
25807/12
Nikola OJDANIĆ
24/09/1972
Kruševac
Serbian
25809/12
Zorica PETRONIJEVIĆ
26/08/1948
Kruševac
Serbian
25810/12
Nikolaj NIKOLOV
01/04/1945
Kruševac
Serbian
25811/12
Nada NIKOLIĆ
19/01/1947
Kruševac
Serbian
25812/12
Miroslav POPADIĆ
26/05/1956
selo Šavrane
Serbian
25813/12
Milan PEŠIĆ
23/06/1965
Kruševac
Serbian
25814/12
Slaviša JEVGENIJEVIĆ
05/06/1974
selo Rosica
Serbian
25815/12
Miloš BLAGOJEVIĆ
07/02/1951
selo Štitare
Serbian
25816/12
Branislav BAJIĆ
26/10/1936
Kruševac
Serbian
25817/12
Slavko VOJINOVIĆ
18/05/1946
Kruševac
Serbian
25818/12
Boris VIDIĆ
23/02/1944
Kruševac
Serbian
25820/12
Jugoslav MATIĆ
28/01/1954
selo Šanac
Serbian
25821/12
Mirko VASIĆ
23/10/1944
Kruševac
Serbian
25822/12
Milivoje BUJIĆ
17/12/1960
Krusevac
Serbian
25823/12
Milica BOŠKOVIĆ
10/07/1957
Kruševac
Serbian
25830/12
Ljubiša BOŠKOVIĆ
20/08/1960
Prnjavor
Serbian
25839/12
Ružica BOGDANOVIĆ
01/02/1947
Kruševac
Serbian
25848/12
Nadica BOGDANOVIĆ
23/07/1954
Kruševac
Serbian
25851/12
Veroljub VUČKOVIĆ
25/03/1966
selo Prepeljevac
Serbian
25857/12
Ankica ĐOKOVIĆ
14/09/1956
Kruševac
Serbian
25860/12
Slobodan DUBOVAC
02/04/1940
Kruševac
Serbian
25872/12
Miroslav DIŠLJENKOVIĆ
01/01/1961
Kruševac
Serbian
25878/12
Minko DINOV
24/09/1970
selo Pepeljevac
Serbian
25880/12
Ranko DIMITRIJEVIĆ
27/03/1960
Kruševac
Serbian
25883/12
Živorad ĐORĐEVIĆ
09/05/1950
selo Dedina
Serbian
25904/12
Slobodan ĐORĐEVIĆ
14/04/1945
selo Zabare
Serbian
25908/12
Milorad ĐORĐEVIĆ
30/09/1944
selo Lomnica
Serbian
25919/12
Dragan ĐORĐEVIĆ
28/10/1955
selo Čitluk
Serbian
25924/12
Miroslav NIKOLIĆ
21/06/1952
Kruševac
Serbian
25986/12
Slobodan STOJANOVIĆ
02/11/1948
selo Žabare
Serbian
25987/12
Simeon STOJANOVIĆ
15/02/1946
selo V. Kruševica
Serbian
25988/12
Radoslav DINIĆ
21/04/1947
selo Dobromir
Serbian
25989/12
Milomir ILIĆ
17/11/1953
Kruševac
Serbian
25991/12
Slobodan ILIĆ
28/10/1949
selo Čitluk
Serbian
25992/12
Zoran NEŠIĆ
20/08/1966
selo Konjuh
Serbian
25993/12
Mirjana MARIJANOVIĆ
08/09/1964
Kruševac
Serbian
26002/12
Ranđel MARINKOVIĆ
05/11/1944
selo V. Kruševica
Serbian
26005/12
Božidar DAMNJANOVIĆ
10/10/1941
Kruševac
Serbian
26008/12
Veljko NIKOLIĆ
26/04/1962
Kruševac
Serbian
26010/12
Dragić ĐORĐEVIĆ
15/09/1955
selo Lepenac
Serbian
26013/12
Jasmina JANKOVIĆ
31/12/1975
selo Rudjinci
Serbian
26014/12
Milan POPOVIĆ
13/12/1954
Kruševac
Serbian
26019/12
Golub OJDANIĆ
10/03/1944
Kruševac
Serbian
26020/12
Srboljub ĐURĐEVIĆ
24/04/1947
Kruševac
Serbian
26026/12
Goran NIKOLIĆ
23/09/1973
selo Gornji Stepoš
Serbian
26032/12
Dragan NIKOLIĆ
12/01/1950
selo Mali Šiljegovac
Serbian
26034/12
Ružica NESTOROVIĆ
20/10/1951
Kruševac
Serbian
26036/12
Petar TRIFUNOVIĆ
21/04/1946
Kruševac
Serbian
26041/12
Dobrica MILOJEVIĆ
26/10/1950
Kruševac
Serbian
26044/12
Miladin TROŠIĆ
29/11/1962
Kruševac
Serbian
26049/12
Svetlana MILOJKOVIĆ
28/02/1949
Kruševac
Serbian
26050/12
Živorad ZDRAVKOVIĆ
23/12/1950
selo Zdravinje
Serbian
26064/12
Milovan STOJKOVIĆ
02/08/1973
Kruševac
Serbian
26069/12
Svetislav IVANOVIĆ
29/03/1974
selo Crkvina
Serbian
26073/12
Mirjana IVANOVIĆ
24/11/1959
Kruševac
Serbian
26080/12
Živorad IVANOVIĆ
10/08/1946
Kruševac
Serbian
26111/12
Zorica ZDRAVKOVIĆ
26/06/1968
selo Lomnica
Serbian
26118/12
Saša MILOVANOVIĆ
28/11/1975
selo Vitanovac
Serbian
26123/12
Milovan JAKOVLJEVIĆ
04/07/1958
selo V. Plana
Serbian
26131/12
Slobodan ATANASKOVIĆ
05/11/1957
Kruševac
Serbian
26137/12
Radmila ANTIĆ
21/04/1946
Kruševac
Serbian
26139/12
Ljubomir ALIĆ
01/09/1944
selo Pločnik
Serbian
26145/12
Miroljub JOVANOVIĆ
08/11/1972
Kruševac
Serbian
26154/12
Bratislav KNEŽEVIĆ
05/05/1957
Kruševac
Serbian
26156/12
Branislav KALEZIĆ
06/08/1950
Kruševac
Serbian
26160/12
Miodrag KADRIĆ
25/02/1948
selo Pločnik
Serbian
26164/12
Ljubisav KOVAČEVIĆ
16/04/1939
Kruševac
Serbian
26165/12
Slavka KNEŽEVIĆ
23/09/1950
Kruševac
Serbian
26166/12
Milomir ŽIVKOVIĆ
12/01/1949
Kruševac
Serbian
26167/12
Ljubiša ŽIVOJINOVIĆ
19/07/1942
selo V. Golovode
Serbian
26169/12
Momčilo MILJKOVIĆ
23/01/1948
selo Grevci
Serbian
26170/12
Boban LISINAC
24/11/1973
Kruševac
Serbian
26171/12
Dragan LAZAREVIĆ
14/05/1965
Kruševac
Serbian
26174/12
Slavica KUČ
29/05/1949
Kruševac
Serbian
26176/12
Branislav JOVANOVIĆ
19/06/1974
Kruševac
Serbian
26178/12
Milica STOJANOV
21/08/1948
Kruševac
Serbian
26181/12
Ivanca STANKOV
05/12/1952
Kruševac
Serbian
26186/12
Miroslav CIVIĆ
29/03/1943
selo Ribare
Serbian
26188/12
Krstomir ĐORĐEVIĆ
28/02/1951
selo Dedina
Serbian
26191/12
Zoran PETROVIĆ
05/06/1953
selo Dvorane
Serbian
26194/12
Ljubiša PETRONIJEVIĆ
25/01/1950
selo Sušica
Serbian
26198/12
Dušan PETROVIĆ
20/08/1948
Kruševac
Serbian
26200/12
Suzana ĆIRIĆ
01/11/1950
Kruševac
Serbian
26205/12
Srboljub ĐOKOVIĆ
04/03/1955
Kruševac
Serbian
26251/12
Veroljub PANIĆ
10/10/1963
selo Majdevo
Serbian
26255/12
Snežana PANTELIĆ
16/11/1976
selo Dvorane
Serbian
26276/12
Selena VUČKOVIĆ
20/11/1960
Kruševac
Serbian
26278/12
Jovan TOŠIĆ
21/05/1942
selo Dedina
Serbian
26281/12
Milomir VUKADINOVIĆ
09/04/1949
selo Sušica
Serbian
26282/12
Tomislav PETROVIĆ
07/01/1963
selo Dvorane
Serbian
26287/12
Srboljub PETROVIĆ
27/11/1956
Selo Igroš
Serbian
26288/12
Miroljub OBRADOVIĆ
25/08/1952
selo Golubovac
Serbian
26291/12
Stojadin IVIĆ
28/07/1943
selo Meševo
Serbian
26293/12
Slađan STANOJLOVIĆ
20/02/1977
selo Boljevac, R. Banja
Serbian
26295/12
Obrad CUCA
17/03/1948
Kruševac
Serbian
26337/12
Jelica RAŠKOVIĆ
26/04/1957
Kruševac
Serbian
26338/12
Dragan RISTIĆ
25/03/1951
Kruševac
Serbian
26339/12
Vukoman ČOLOVEJIĆ
31/08/1956
Kruševac
Serbian
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