SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 26340/12
Borivoje ČEPERKOVIĆ 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 are all Serbian nationals and were represented by Mr M. Moskovljević, a lawyer practicing 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. S 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
26340/12
Borivoje ČEPERKOVIĆ
18/05/1945
selo Mačkovac
26343/12
Milan ŠULOVIĆ
28/10/1944
selo Žabare
26345/12
Mileva ŠĆEPANOVIĆ
19/10/1956
Kruševac
26348/12
Nenad ŠLJUBURA
04/12/1972
Kruševac
26351/12
Danica ZAVIŠIĆ
02/10/1973
Kruševac
26362/12
Miroslav DAVIDOVIĆ
05/10/1951
selo Bošnjane
26363/12
Dragica MILENKOVIĆ
25/10/1957
Kruševac
26364/12
Voja MILIĆEVIĆ
13/07/1951
selo Koševi
26367/12
Ljubodrag MILIVOJEVIĆ
24/07/1949
selo Bela Voda
26369/12
Stanka STOJKOVSKA
14/04/1958
Kruševac
26395/12
Ljiljana VELJKOVIĆ
10/03/1954
Kruševac
26415/12
Nenad JANKOVIĆ
01/08/1951
selo Dedina
26427/12
Milena JEVTIĆ
18/07/1955
Kruševac
26432/12
Saša MILENKOVIĆ
31/10/1975
selo Sebečevac
26438/12
Dragan ĐURĐEVIĆ
21/10/1941
selo Kaonik
26446/12
Milenko BLAŽIĆ
15/09/1954
Kruševac
26517/12
Dejan VOJINOVIĆ
26/08/1955
selo Kukljin
26521/12
Borivoje ANTIĆ
30/04/1952
Kruševac
26523/12
Živomir ANĐELKOVIĆ
09/01/1952
selo Mačkovac
26526/12
Slobodan MARKOVIĆ
14/11/1954
Kruševac
26527/12
Vlastimir DESPOTOVIĆ
27/03/1943
Kruševac
26529/12
Dragoslava BURSAĆ
11/03/1946
Kruševac
26540/12
Milutin DELJANIN
25/05/1955
selo Kaonik
26542/12
Ljubomir MILIĆ
08/11/1944
Kruševac
26548/12
Dejan RAJKOVIĆ
22/10/1972
Kruševac
26550/12
Desanka RADOJKOVIĆ
13/09/1950
Kruševac
26556/12
Radomir PAVLOVIĆ
06/04/1946
selo Razbojna
26562/12
Lazar SMILJKOVIĆ
16/02/1942
selo Šogolj
26566/12
Sava STOJKOVIĆ
17/01/1948
Kruševac
26573/12
Stanimir ANTIĆ
04/04/1943
Kruševac
26575/12
Milan AGATONOVIĆ
14/07/1948
Kruševac
26576/12
Dragan AKSENTIJEVIĆ
13/08/1950
selo Crkvina
26578/12
Radovan VUJIČIĆ
29/11/1961
Kruševac
26579/12
Veroljub VELJKOVIĆ
20/05/1955
selo Jasika
26580/12
Danijela VELIČKOVIĆ
15/02/1971
Kruševac
26582/12
Života VASIĆ
03/10/1938
selo Ćelije
26583/12
Gordana BISERČIĆ
06/06/1954
Kruševac
26584/12
Radosav ALEKSIĆ
06/09/1938
selo Đunis
26588/12
Dušanka ALEKSIĆ
03/04/1944
selo Đunis
26590/12
Dragica AJKOVIĆ
17/03/1952
Kruševac
26592/12
Nebojša ALIĆ
14/02/1978
Kruševac
26595/12
Darko ALEKSIĆ
16/02/1977
selo Mačkovac
26597/12
Radosav STANOJEVIĆ
13/05/1960
Kruševac
26601/12
Radiša JEVTIĆ
11/05/1946
selo Globoder
26605/12
Milivoje STAMENKOVIĆ
04/06/1946
Kruševac
26607/12
Nikola ĆALOVIĆ
07/07/1948
Kruševac
26613/12
Zoran KOSTIĆ
15/08/1947
Kruševac
26632/12
Stojanče RADULOVIĆ
14/09/1950
Kruševac
26641/12
Ratko KUZMANOVIĆ
20/12/1945
Kruševac
26644/12
Radoš NIKOLIĆ
01/10/1951
selo Gornji Stepoš
26647/12
Danijel NIKOLIĆ
13/12/1975
Kruševac
26652/12
Miloš NEDELJKOVIĆ
03/06/1939
Kruševac
26658/12
Života MIĆIĆ
30/04/1952
selo Vitanovac
26662/12
Mile MITROVIĆ
06/10/1955
selo Bela Voda
26664/12
Milan MILOVANOVIĆ
12/08/1954
selo Trmčare
26668/12
Ljubiša MILIĆEVIĆ
21/08/1952
selo Zdravinje
26669/12
Mileta MILENKOVIĆ
11/05/1940
selo Graševci
26670/12
Dušan MILENKOVIĆ
25/01/1974
Kruševac
26673/12
Sreten MATIĆ
06/09/1958
selo V. Kruševica
26676/12
Radoljub MILETIĆ
16/08/1963
selo Šipovo
26783/12
Gordana MILOŠEVIĆ
15/08/1973
selo Marešane
26784/12
Milomir MILJKOVIĆ
20/03/1952
Kruševac
26785/12
Milivoje MIHAJLOVIĆ
15/10/1940
Kruševac
26786/12
Dragiša MOMČILOVIĆ
25/09/1941
selo Bregovina
26787/12
Vukašin NIKOLIĆ
27/04/1947
Kruševac
26788/12
Dragan OBRADOVIĆ
31/01/1978
Lučina
26789/12
Dragan OBRADOVIĆ
09/11/1971
selo Dvorane
26902/12
Stojko PAVLOVIĆ
24/03/1945
selo Mudrakovac
26904/12
Radmila PERIĆ
07/01/1948
Kruševac
26907/12
Milorad ERČEVIĆ
06/09/1943
selo Trebotin
26929/12
Zoran GAJIĆ
08/12/1946
selo Kaonik
26932/12
Mirko ĐURIĆ
23/02/1942
selo Stalać
26936/12
Tomislav VELIČKOVIĆ
31/08/1948
selo Đunis
26940/12
Slavica ALIĆ
05/01/1954
Kruševac
26946/12
Novica ANĐELKOVIĆ
04/01/1942
Kruševac
26952/12
Sunčica DAMNJANOVIĆ
08/11/1966
Kruševac
26954/12
Damir BAHTIJAREVIĆ
04/08/1969
Kruševac
26958/12
Dragoslav STANKOVIĆ
01/05/1955
Kruševac
26961/12
Dragoljub STANKOVIĆ
12/02/1945
Kruševac
26963/12
Tonka SIMUNOVIĆ
16/10/1948
Kruševac
26968/12
Nebojša SPASIĆ
17/04/1954
selo Čitluk
26979/12
Tomislav SIMIĆ
20/06/1955
selo Donji Stepoš
26983/12
Živadinka SVRZIĆ
26/02/1953
Kruševac
26985/12
Ljubiša SOVTIĆ
24/02/1956
Kruševac
26990/12
Ljubiša ČUKIĆ
22/01/1946
selo Stalać
26995/12
Božin STEVANOVIĆ
03/12/1948
Kruševac
27000/12
Milena RADOVANOVIĆ
07/04/1953
Kruševac
27001/12
Novica SAVIĆ
25/12/1951
selo Crkvina
27005/12
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
24/12/1947
Kruševac
27008/12
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
31/05/1944
Kruševac
27013/12
Živadin MILANOVIĆ
03/11/1953
selo V.Lomica
27021/12
Dragan VUKOJEVIĆ
05/08/1948
selo G. Stepoš
27023/12
Milutin GOGIĆ
11/09/1948
Kruševac
27025/12
Milan ĆOSIĆ
14/11/1940
Kruševac
27029/12
Zoran SALKOVIĆ
30/07/1970
Kruševac
27035/12
Milomir NOVAKOVIĆ
08/04/1952
selo Bogovan
27042/12
Milan ĐIDIĆ
26/05/1947
Kruševac
27044/12
Zoran ĐORĐEVIĆ
03/11/1957
selo Mačkovac
27046/12
Miljko RADOVANOVIĆ
31/07/1948
selo Pepeljevac
27048/12
Miloš RADIVOJEVIĆ
21/09/1956
Prokuplje
27049/12
Predrag NIKOLIĆ
22/02/1949
selo Vučak
27052/12
Miroslav VUČKOVIĆ
14/11/1948
selo Šošici
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