THIRD SECTION
DECISION
This decision is to be read in view of the decision adopted on 15 June 2017
Application no 53877/10
OTTO WOLFF HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT MBH against Romania
and 9 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 18 June 2015 as a committee composed of:
Luis López Guerra, President,
Johannes Silvis,
Valeriu Griţco, judges,
and Karen Reid, 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 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”).
The Court received friendly-settlement declarations 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, to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. 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
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 the 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 9 July 2015.
Karen ReidLuis López Guerra
RegistrarPresident
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant
Date of birth/registration
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount (in euros per applicant)
53877/10
03/09/2010
OTTO WOLFF HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
25/06/1904
12/03/2015
20/01/2015
3,600
54960/10
14/09/2010
Ovidiu ECONOMU
14/06/1943
12/03/2015
21/01/2015
6,000
20668/11
07/03/2011
Nicolae MARINCHI
28/11/1956
25/03/2015
18/12/2014
3,000
23501/11
31/03/2011
Mărgărit Viorel MATEI
14/04/1973
25/03/2015
17/02/2015
1,500
26119/11
05/04/2011
Petru TOMA
17/12/1949
10/03/2015
11/12/2014
1,200
26957/11
01/04/2011
Maria OPROIU
16/05/1940
09/03/2015
17/12/2014
2,100
36233/11
06/06/2011
Alexandru Titi AGAPIE
18/02/1960
10/03/2015
14/01/2015
1,200
37948/11
26/05/2011
Cornel Ioan LUP
02/02/1940
25/03/2015
15/01/2015
2,400
13089/12
08/02/2012
Nicolae IANCUȘ
25/02/1945
06/03/2015
04/02/2015
2,400
69693/13
25/10/2013
Constantin GEORGESCU
05/11/1930
25/03/2015
22/01/2015
900
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