FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 28375/16
Bogdan-Ionuţ BĂLTĂŢOIU against Romania
and 13 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 10 March 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Armen Harutyunyan, President,
Jolien Schukking,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, 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 formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the 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 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”).
The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Romania in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will 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 undertake 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 payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
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 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 the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications.
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;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 31 March 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Armen Harutyunyan
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant
(in euros)[1]
28375/16
07/06/2016
Bogdan-Ionuţ BĂLTĂŢOIU
1986
18/01/2022
26/10/2021
3,000
28917/16
21/06/2016
Daniel ZIDARU
1975
18/01/2022
27/10/2021
3,000
29548/16
15/09/2016
Gheorghiță-Cristinel HARAGA
1991
18/01/2022
22/11/2021
3,000
30040/16
11/08/2016
Dragoș-Cătălin DOBRESCU
1985
18/01/2022
02/12/2021
3,000
51089/16
20/09/2016
Sorin-Ion SANDA
1987
Maria Sanda
Becșani
18/01/2022
24/01/2022
5,000
56521/16
18/10/2016
Radu-Florin IGNAT
1985
18/01/2022
29/11/2021
3,000
59261/16
31/10/2016
Dan CONSTANTIN
1979
18/01/2022
09/11/2021
3,000
62249/16
18/10/2016
Tudor-Vasile VLAŞIN
1989
Oana Dulămiță
Dej
18/01/2022
07/01/2022
3,000
77287/16
23/01/2017
Emil CRISTOFOR
1983
18/01/2022
22/11/2021
3,000
77799/16
30/12/2016
Vasile BODNAR
1990
18/01/2022
31/01/2022
3,000
78574/16
09/12/2016
Cristian MIC
1969
18/01/2022
01/12/2021
3,000
45973/17
19/06/2017
Sorin-Ciprian POP
1987
Ioan Cătălin Daniel Trif
Satu Mare
18/01/2022
24/01/2022
3,000
51204/17
07/07/2017
Nelu ONŢICĂ
1968
18/01/2022
13/12/2021
5,000
54323/17
31/10/2017
Tudor GOLEANU
1966
18/01/2022
27/10/2021
3,000
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.