FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 68326/13
Mario DUBRAVČIĆ
against Croatia
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 7 April 2015 as a Committee composed of:
Khanlar Hajiyev, President,
Julia Laffranque,
Dmitry Dedov, judges,
and André Wampach, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 24 October 2013,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Mario Dubravčić, is a Croatian national, who was born in 1972 and lives in Split.
The Croatian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms Š. Stažnik.
The applicant complained under Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention about the length of his civil proceedings and the ineffectiveness of the domestic length-of-proceedings remedies.
The application was communicated to the Government, who submitted a friendly settlement declaration. The declaration was forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to inform the Registry whether he accepted the settlement. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 15 December 2014, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his comments to the Government’s proposal for a friendly settlement had expired on 14 October 2014 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received this letter on 23 December 2014. However, no response has been received.
THE LAW
The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 30 April 2015.
André WampachKhanlar Hajiyev
Deputy RegistrarPresident
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