THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 25442/11
Ismeta MEDEDOVIĆ against Serbia
and 36 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 9 September 2014 as a Committee composed of:
Ján Šikuta, President,
Dragoljub Popović,
Iulia Antoanella Motoc, judges,
and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged between 9 March 2011 and 7 October 2013,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
THE FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicants’ personal details are set out in the appended table. The Serbian Government ("the Government") were represented by their Agent, Ms V. Rodić.
Relying on Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention, the applicants complained about the respondent State’s failure to enforce final court decisions rendered in their favour against a socially/State-owned company.
Between 2 January and 10 June 2014 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Serbia in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications against an undertaking by the Government to pay each of them (per applicant and not per application) 2,000 EUR (two thousand euros) to cover any non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which would be converted into local currency at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be free of any taxes that may be applicable. These sums would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay these sums within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from 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 parties, furthermore, agreed that within the said three-month period the Government would pay, from their own funds, the sums awarded in the domestic decisions under consideration in the present cases (see table appended), less any amounts which may have already been paid on the basis of the said decisions, plus the costs of the domestic enforcement proceedings. These payments will constitute the final resolution of the cases pending before the European Court of Human Rights.
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 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 public policy reasons to justify a continued examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).
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.
Marialena TsirliJán Šikuta
Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
No.
Application
no. and date of introduction
Applicant name
date of birth
nationality
Represented by
Final domestic decision details
Enforcement order/request or Claim in the insolvency proceedings details
25442/11
09/03/2011
Ismeta MEĐEDOVIĆ
05/05/1963
Serbian
Ramiza PALJEVAC EMROVIĆ
Novi Pazar
02/11/2010
Novi Pazar
06/12/2010
46729/11
13/04/2011
Radomir BRAKOVIĆ
10/03/1947
Serbian
Zoran STEVANOVIĆ
Požarevac
22/01/2008
Požarevac
24/03/2005
56080/12
27/08/2012
Stevka JOKSIMOVIĆ
01/05/1962
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Novi Pazar
18/04/2007
Novi Pazar
01/06/2012
67252/12
05/10/2012
Igbala LOTINAC
07/07/1962
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Novi Pazar
01/07/2004
05/10/2005
02/03/2007
Novi Pazar
18/09/2012
20/11/2006
23/04/2007
67373/12
11/10/2012
Sefćeta DELIMEĐAC
21/03/1965
Serbian
Ramiza PALJEVAC EMROVIĆ
Novi Pazar
14/04/2004
Novi Pazar
07/07/2004
71973/12
29/10/2012
Nada MILENTIJEVIĆ RADOVIĆ
28/01/1955
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Novi Pazar
07/10/2004
25/05/2006
Novi Pazar
18/09/2012
29/08/2006
79006/12
19/11/2012
Vladimir VASILEV
28/03/1970
Serbian
Bosilegrad
08/05/2006
Vranje
21/08/2012
10084/13
29/12/2012
Darinka OBRADOVIĆ
18/02/1958
Serbian
Snežana JOKIĆ
Čačak
27/12/2004
14/11/2005
Čačak
01/07/2005
08/12/2006
20120/13
06/03/2013
Zoran IGNJATIJEVIĆ
29/02/1964
Serbian
Kragujevac
30/07/2012
Kragujevac
30/07/2012
50194/13
23/07/2013
Fatima TOTIĆ
24/05/1961
Serbian
Ramiza ĆOROVIĆ
Novi Pazar
27/12/2011
Novi Pazar
11/09/2012
60468/13
12/09/2013
Dragan PREMOVIĆ
17/11/1951
Serbian
Šefketa DOLOVAC
Novi Pazar
26/07/2011
Novi Pazar
19/09/2011
60872/13
12/09/2013
Gvozdena SEKULIĆ
06/04/1952
Serbian
Šefketa DOLOVAC
Novi Pazar
20/12/2011
Novi Pazar
26/03/2012
61906/13
10/09/2013
Mirko OVUKA
25/10/1957
Serbian
Slavoljub GAJIĆ
Belgrade
22/08/2007
Belgrade
16/10/2007
61919/13
03/09/2013
Šefkija DŽANKOVIĆ
21/10/1951
Serbian
Ramiza ĐAKOVAC
Novi Pazar
03/09/2007
Novi Pazar
10/12/2007
61942/13
30/08/2013
Ešref ZEČEVIĆ
17/07/1956
Serbian
Bisera ŽUPIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/12/2007
Novi Pazar
18/10/2012
61945/13
30/08/2013
Sadija BIŠEVAC
16/01/1955
Serbian
Bisera ŽUPIĆ
Novi Pazar
30/01/1998
28/09/2004
Novi Pazar
16/10/2012
06/10/2006
61950/13
30/08/2013
Zineta AHMETOVIĆ
04/01/1958
Serbian
Bisera ŽUPIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/03/2006
11/10/2006
Novi Pazar
02/08/2006
30/03/2007
62302/13
09/09/2013
Mejrema LUBURA
01/06/1963
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/07/2004
Novi Pazar
05/10/2004
62312/13
14/08/2013
Ramiz KARIŠIK
08/08/1945
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
20/06/2003
06/12/2005
09/07/2007
Novi Pazar
23/09/2003
15/11/2006
10/12/2007
63117/13
20/09/2013
Nada PAJOVIĆ
11/10/1957
Serbian
Šefketa DOLOVAC
Novi Pazar
03/11/2004
Novi Pazar
30/06/2011
63245/13
20/09/2013
Ismet HADŽIĆ
06/08/1953
Serbian
Sjenica
25/10/2005
Sjenica
25/10/2005
63540/13
10/09/2013
Jovica BELIĆ
08/03/2013
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
26/12/2002
18/08/2004
14/09/2005
Novi Pazar
12/02/2003
18/10/2004
10/10/2006
63607/13
30/08/2013
Vujica ILIĆ
27/07/1954
Serbian
Nataša MIJALJEVIĆ
Novi Pazar
05/02/2009
Novi Pazar
22/08//2011
63617/13
09/09/2013
Hedija RAŠLJANIN
10/05/1952
Serbian
Nataša MIJALJEVIĆ
Novi Pazar
01/07/2004
14/03/2006
Novi Pazar
24/12/2004
04/07/2006
63631/13
26/09/2013
Milunka KULUNDŽIĆ
22/03/1955
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/06/2004
Novi Pazar
13/10/2004
63984/13
26/09/2013
Nerkesa HAMIDOVIĆ
23/08/1969
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Novi Pazar
28/10/2003
27/07/2006
Novi Pazar
25/02/2004
20/02/2007
65814/13
30/09/2013
Ljubinka RADOJKIĆ
28/08/1956
Serbian
Aranđelovac
19/05/2005
29/08/2006
Kragujevac
27/11/2012
27/11/2012
67914/13
02/10/2013
Slobodanka JANIĆIJEVIĆ
06/02/1951
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
28/10/2008
Novi Pazar
16/08/2011
67916/13
02/10/2013
Vitomirka JEREMIĆ
29/11/1953
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/06/2008
Novi Pazar
15/07/2011
67918/13
02/10/2013
Golub CINCOVIĆ
21/11/1957
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
07/05/2009
Novi Pazar
10/08/2011
67921/13
02/10/2013
Miroljub MILETIĆ
20/12/1952
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
01/10/2008
Novi Pazar
15/07/2011
67923/13
02/10/2013
Milijanka KOSTIĆ
10/06/1965
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
05/05/2008
Novi Pazar
16/08/2011
67949/13
04/10/2013
Sabra DEMIROVIĆ
04/03/1957
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
29/09/2004
Novi Pazar
06/06/2006
68386/13
30/09/2013
Džemila HASANOVIĆ-KOLAŠINAC
09/06/1958
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
15/10/2004
23/05/2006
Novi Pazar
23/06/2005
06/09/2006
68618/13
27/09/2013
Fadila HEKALO
20/02/1961
Serbian
Nataša MIJALJEVIĆ
Tutin
04/07/2006
Novi Pazar
09/11/2007
68619/13
27/09/2013
Ruzmila PIROVIĆ
11/06/1964
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/09/2004
Novi Pazar
06/06/2006
69158/13
07/10/2013
Sefćeta DELIMEĐAC
21/03/1965
Serbian
Ramiza PALJEVAC EMROVIĆ
Novi Pazar
29/03/2004
14/09/2005
08/06/2006
Novi Pazar
19/05/2004
14/02/2006
15/09/2006
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