Resolution ResDH(2006)36
concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
of 17 May 2005 (Friendly settlement)
in the case of Parchanski against the Czech Republic
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 June 2006,
at the 966th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),
Having regard to the final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Parchanski case delivered on 17 May 2005 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers under Article 46 of the Convention;
Recalling that the case originated in an application (No. 7356/02) against the Czech Republic, lodged with the European Court of Human Rights on 1 February 2002 under Article 34 of the Convention by Mr Vitězslav Parchanski, a Czech Republic national, and that the Court declared admissible the complaint related to the excessive length of certain criminal proceedings;
Whereas in its judgment of 17 May 2005 the Court, after having taken formal note of a friendly settlement reached by the government of the respondent state and the applicant, and having been satisfied that the settlement was based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention or its Protocols, decided, unanimously to strike the case out of its list and took note of the parties’ undertaking not to request a re-hearing of the case before the Grand Chamber;
Whereas under the above-mentioned friendly settlement it was agreed that the Government of the Czech Republic would pay the applicant, the sum of 7 000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary, pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses within three months as from the delivery of the judgment and that simple interest would be payable on the sum at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank plus three percentage points from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement
Recalling that Rule 43, paragraph 3, of the Rules of the Court (old Rule 44, paragraph 2) provides that the striking-out of a case shall be effected by means of a judgment which the President shall forward to the Committee of Ministers once it has become final in order to allow it to supervise, in accordance with Article 46, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the execution of any undertakings which may have been attached to the discontinuance or solution of the matter;
Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of Ministers concerning the application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention;
Having satisfied itself that on 5 August 2005 within the time-limit agreed to under the terms of the friendly settlement, the Government of the respondent state had paid the applicant the sum provided for in the friendly settlement and that no other measure was required in the present case to conform to the Court’s judgment,
Declares, after having examined the information supplied by the Government of the Czech Republic, that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case.
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