FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 79696/13
Giacomo PANSITTA and Others
against Italy
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 8 April 2021 as a Committee composed of:
Alena Poláčková, President,
Péter Paczolay,
Gilberto Felici, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 November 2013,
Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by Mr A. Saccucci, a lawyer practising in Rome.
The applicants’ complaints under Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Convention concerning the ban imposed on the Revenue Police (Guardia di Finanza) by section 1475 § 2 of the Legislative Decree no. 66/2010 to form trade unions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”).
THE LAW
The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make a unilateral declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention.
The Government acknowledged the violation of Article 11 of the Convention, until the date of the Constitutional Court’s judgement declaring the law at stake partially unconstitutional (judgment no. 120 of 13 June 2018). They considered that, in this respect, finding the violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction. They also offered to pay the applicants 5,000 euros (EUR) jointly for costs and expenses. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.
The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declaration.
The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if:
“... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”.
Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the case to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75‑77, ECHR 2003-VI).
The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the applicants’ freedom of association (see, for example, Matelly v. France, no. 10609/10, 2 October 2014, Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no. 34503/97, ECHR 2008 and National Union of Belgian Police v. Belgium, 27 October 1975, § 39, Series A no. 19).
Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declaration as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 (c)).
In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the application in the part covered by the unilateral declaration (Article 37 § 1 in fine).
Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declaration, the application may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention (see Josipović v. Serbia (dec.), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008).
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list as regards the complaint raised under Article 11 of the Convention.
The applicants also raised other complaints under Articles 13 and 14 of the Convention.
The Court has examined the application and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.
It follows that this part of the application must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declaration in so far as they concern the complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention, and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;
Decides to strike this part of the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention;
Declares the remainder of the application inadmissible.
Done in English and notified in writing on 29 April 2021.
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Viktoriya MaradudinaAlena Poláčková
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention
(ban imposed by law on the applicants, members of the Revenue Police (Guardia di Finanza), to form trade unions)
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any
Amount awarded for costs and expenses jointly
(in euros)[1]
79696/13
28/11/2013
(397 applicants)
Giacomo PANSITTA
1971
Nicola D’ALBA
1976
Carmine FERRANTE
1970
Francesco MAZZOCCHI
1971
Gianluca SUNDA
1967
Tommaso TODARO
1968
Francesco ZAVATTOLO
1971
Nunzio ABATE
1964
Gianluca ACQUAVIVA
1968
Antonio ADDESSE
1976
Marcello ADINOLFI
1966
Roberto AGASUCCI
1969
Cosimo Vito ALBANO
1958
Pierluigi ALBERTINI
1967
Luigi ALEARDI
1972
Rocco ALESSIO
1967
Claudio AMATO
1965
Giorgio ANGELINO
1981
Lucio ANNARUMMA
1973
Nicola APICELLA
1964
Pierpaolo ARNOLD
1967
Luigi ARZANO
1985
Nicola BALBO
1981
Danilo BALDONI
1972
Giovanni BARRALE
1964
Basilio BARRECA
1964
Bruno BARTOLONI
1964
Luca BARTALONI
1964
Alessio BASILI
1974
Leandro BATTAGLIA
1970
Giulio BATTAGLINI
1968
Manuel Maria BELISARDI
1979
Nicola BELLOPEDE
1969
Dino BERALDO
1967
Sergio BERNARDINI
1971
Franco BERTAGNOLLI
1963
Antonio BEVACQUA
1967
Cesare BIANCHI
1961
Christian BIANCO
1978
Alessandro BIZZARRI
1975
Gaetano BLASI
1977
Marco BOCCACCI
1962
Luca BOERO
1975
Mauro BORGHINO
1970
Mauro BORRELLI
1979
Giovanni BORSCI
1960
Luigi BRAMATO
1964
Carmelo BUCCA
1963
Giovanni BUONAIUTO
1968
Filippo CADDEO
1978
Salvatore CAIAZZA
1975
Luca CAIONE
1966
Giovanni CALABRESE
1975
Rosario CALANDRINO
1985
Massimo CALATI
1970
Francesco CALENZO
1976
Stefano CALLAI
1976
Raffaele CAMBERLINGO
1964
Bartolomeo CAMMARINO
1977
Emanuele Concetto CAMPAGNA
1990
Riccardo CAMPANELLI
1972
Pasquale CANNAVACCIUOLO
1972
Roberto CANNAVALE
1964
Aristide CANOVA
1974
Enrico CANTA
1978
Raffaele CAPASSO
1970
Piercarlo CAPPELLINO
1960
Patrick CAPRI
1971
Davide CARANNANTE
1972
Tommaso CARBONE
1973
Michele Antonio CARETTO
1957
Antonio CARFORA
1969
Massimo CARLESI
1965
Claudio CARLINI
1974
Giuseppe CAROLI
1972
Luigi CARROZZO MAGLI
1965
Giuseppe CASAMASSIMA
1984
Luigi Matteo CASCAVILLO
1970
Arcangelo CASO
1973
Stefano CASTELLI
1963
Stefania CASTRICONE
1973
Gennaro Ciro CAVALIERE
1981
Amedeo Salvatore CELENTANO
1967
Giuseppe CERCHIO
1981
Vincenzo CETANI
1958
Loris CHIARAMELLO
1966
Mario CHIOCCINI
1966
Vittorio CICCHIELLO
1976
Luca CICERO
1972
Francesco CILIONE
1981
Giuseppe CIMINO
1975
Agostino CIMMINO
1970
Francesco CIOLA
1962
Domenico CIPOLLA
1975
Massimo CIPOLLA
1970
Vincenzo CLEMENTE
1974
Salvatore COLANGELO
1971
Piero COLAZZO
1965
Roberto COLETTA
1974
Alessandro COMITINI
1964
Raffaele Marco CONCAS
1974
Antonino CONIGLIO
1972
Alessandro COPPOLA
1978
Angela COPPOLA
1984
Massimo CORCHIA
1966
Giovanni Angelo CORDOVA
1965
Davide CORSARO
1973
Francesco COSCIA
1975
Massimo COSTA
1973
Salvatore COZZOLINO
1968
Giuseppe CROCAMO
1972
Maurizio CUCCI
1970
Giovanni CULICI
1969
Luigi CUOMO
1971
Patrizio CUOMO
1964
Pierangelo CURRI
1981
Luca D’APOLLONIO
1975
Felice D’AURIA
1970
Franco D’AVANZO
1968
Marco D’ADDIO
1975
Ugo Raffaele DALLERICE
1957
Giuseppe D’ERCHIE
1959
Rosario DE DOMINICIS
1962
Ippazio DE MATTEIS
1964
Domenico DE PINTO
1962
Corrado DE RUVO
1961
Antonio DE VENEZIA
1961
Domenico DEL SORBO
1962
Dario DELLA PORTA
1970
Giorgio DENARO
1969
Daniele DI CHIO
1963
Enrico DI DIO
1975
Rocco DI FILIPPO
1972
Cosimo DI FONZO
1970
Felice Ruggero DI LELLO
1974
Vincenzo DI MATTEO
1958
Pasquale DI NARDO
1970
Emiliano DI SEGNA
1973
Angelo DITTA
1973
Donatello DODARO
1972
Angelo EFRATI
1974
Antonino ESPOSITO
1975
Leondino ESPOSITO
1972
Michele ESPOSITO
1969
Stefano FALCONE
1969
Paolo FALZETTI
1964
Domenico FARETRA
1964
Francesco FARINA
1967
Roberto FEDELE
1967
Cristiano FEDERICI
1970
Natalino FERRI
1960
Paolo FESTA
1983
Giuseppe FILIPPO
1972
Maurizio FILIPPONE
1969
Paolo FINETTI
1967
Roberto FIORI
1974
Stefano FOIANO
1957
Gianluca FORCELLINO
1973
Joseph FORGIONE
1968
Pasquale FRANCIOSO
1971
Donato FRATIANNI
1968
Massimo FUSCO
1975
Antonio FUSILLI
1960
Manielo GALASSO
1975
Giuseppe GALLINA
1969
Armando GALLUCCI
1972
Alberico GAMBINO
1962
Salvatore GENOVESE
1973
Luciano GERVASI
1962
Antonio GIANNUZZI
1958
Giuseppe GIORDANO
1964
Basilio GIUFFRIDA
1957
Paolo GOZZERINI
1963
Vincenzo GRASSO
1966
Teresa GRAVANTE
1982
Marco GRAZIANO
1969
Raffaele GRAZIANO
1975
Marco GRAZIOLI
1961
Martino GRECO
1974
Michele GUERRA
1977
Gaetano GUERRIERO
1963
Alessandro GUTTUSO
1977
Cleto IAFRATE
1966
Antonio IEZZI
1970
Gaetano INSINNA
1964
Massimo LA GATTA
1974
Giovanni LAI
1975
Davide LANFRANCO
1975
Gianni LASTELLA
1959
Michele LAURO
1971
Simone LEDDA
1976
Rosario Antonio LEONARDO
1968
Massimo Verdo LEONETTI
1972
Diego Mario LIBERTO
1968
Filippo LO PRESTI
1969
Silvestro LO PRESTI
1963
Davide LODDO
1976
Massimo LOFFREDI
1967
Antonio LOMBARDI
1969
Vincenzo LOMBARDO
1957
Luigi LOSASSO
1963
Giovanni MAGLIE
1969
Giovanni MAGLIOLI
1978
Arnaldo MALVASO
1959
Roberto MANCINI
1971
Vincenzo MANDARANO
1965
Marco MANGIACAPRA
1984
Giacomo MANNINO
1975
Bruno MARENCO
1967
Alessandro MARGIOTTA
1963
Andrea MARONGIU
1972
Alessandro MARRA
1979
Valerio MARTINO
1967
Ignazio MARTIRADONNA
1965
Ilenia MARZO
1980
Luca MASPERO
1967
Maurizio MASSARENTI
1963
Biagio MASTRANGELO
1986
Vincenzo MATTEO
1961
Marco MAURO
1975
Giovanni MAZZARELLA
1964
Paolo MAZZEO
1973
Luigi Antonio MELIS
1969
Luca MELLO
1967
Sergio MELONI
1979
Marco MENEGAZZO
1968
Gian Luca MEOLA
1973
Giampaolo MERLANO
1966
Cirino MICELI
1966
Americo MIGLIACCIO
1971
Domenico MILANESIO
1962
Giovanni MINIERI
1974
Angelo MONTRANO
1964
Emanuele MORCIANO
1981
Mauro MORELLI
1962
Alessio MORONI
1977
Arturo MOZZILLO
1974
Giuseppe MUGNO
1964
Salvatore MUNDO
1976
Pierluigi MUOIO
1981
Giuseppe MURRI
1960
Giovanni MUSELLA
1959
Graziano NADILE
1968
Luciano NAPOLITANO
1964
Felice NARDIELLO
1970
Raffaele NARDONE
1961
Donato NARDUCCI
1973
Germano NATRELLA
1970
Giuseppe NATUZZI
1971
Daniele NEGRO
1974
Michele OLIVO
1974
Michele Sandokan ORTODOSSO
1976
Lorenzo PACELLA
1968
Mario PAESANI
1970
Luigi PAGLIARO
1973
Luigi PALMA
1963
Pietro PALMAS
1962
Giuseppe PALMISANO
1963
Luigi PALUMBO
1966
Salvatore Giuseppe PANTALEO
1979
Antonio PARADISO
1960
Tommaso PARADISO
1972
Lucio PARISI
1962
Pierpaolo PASCALICCHIO
1978
Antonio PATACCOLI
1972
Pasquale PATELLA
1978
Domenico PAVONE
1966
Andrea PERONE
1969
Vincenzo PERULLI
1962
Mario Vito PESCE
1975
Silvio PETRELLI
1969
Giovanni PETTERUTI
1970
Guglielmo PICCIUTO
1964
Pasquale PINTO
1975
Mariano PIRAS
1964
Fabrizio PISANO
1976
Paolo PISCITELLI
1973
Matteo PIZZI
1983
Francesco POLLIFRONE
1965
Rinaldo POMPILI
1960
Lorenzo PONTILLO
1977
Vincenzo PONZO
1962
Renzo PORFIRIO
1960
Piero PORTALURI
1975
Salvatore POSA
1970
Luca POVERO
1972
Carmelo PRATICÒ
1969
Nicola PUCILLO
1969
Piero PUOZZO
1972
Giuseppe QUARTA
1970
Giovanni RACANATI
1970
Carolina RAFFAELE
1980
Luca RAGOZZINO
1972
Enrico RAIMONDI
1967
Fabrizio RICCHIELLO
1969
Vincenzo RICCIARDI
1969
Pasquale Maurizio RICCIO
1964
Bruno RIPEPI
1970
Antonio RIZZO
1973
Carlo RIZZO
1970
Michele ROCA
1974
Christian ROLLI
1973
Antonino ROMEO
1972
Michele ROMONDIA
1968
Emiliano ROSSI
1976
Filippo ROVETTO
1967
Francesco RUSSO
1975
Gaetano RUSSO
1968
Mario RUSSO
1961
Eugenio SABATINO
1975
Orazio SACCÀ
1972
Michele SACCO
1969
Massimiliano SALCE
1964
Attilio SALESE
1967
Vincenzo SALZANO
1984
Flavio SANNA
1976
Simone SANSONI
1972
Frank SANTINI
1962
Maurizio SANTO
1973
Antonio SANTORO
1973
Francesco SANTORO
1976
Salvatore SAVASTA
1964
Cosimo SCARDINO
1957
Emanuele SCARSELLETTA
1965
Letterio SCILIBERTO
1960
Claudio SCRIMIERI
1973
Giovanni SEMERARO
1960
Gaspare SENA
1972
Pierluigi SERRA
1965
Antonio SIANO
1965
Michele SIRAVO
1979
Domenico SISTI
1974
Angelo SORECA
1977
Salvatore SORRENTINO
1967
Giuseppe SOTTILOTTA
1967
Marcello SPADA
1975
Vincenzo SPIZZIRRI
1969
Ernesto STELLA
1969
Vincenzo STELLAVATECASCIO
1960
Antonio STERPETTI
1967
Michele STIMOLA
1963
Pasquale STRIANO
1965
Gianluca TACCALOZZI
1974
Raimondo TAFURI
1970
Giancarlo TANCREDI
1963
Michele TANTULLI
1975
Pietro TAURINO
1967
Eliseo TAVERNA
1966
Salvatore TERRANOVA
1964
Simone TERRERI
1984
Luca TESTA
1975
Daniele TISCI
1968
Giancarlo TOCCI
1960
Roberto TOFANELLI
1974
Fulvio TOIGO
1968
Giuseppe TONDI
1975
Michelangelo TONTI
1950
Luca TORNELLO
1972
Salvatore TORRISI
1977
Giuseppe TORTORELLI
1973
Pier Luca TOSELLI
1965
Mauro TRAMIS
1977
Cosimo TRANI
1980
Giuseppe TRENTINO
1983
Giuseppe TRIA
1972
Salvatore TRINX
1960
Cesare TROVATO
1978
Vincenzo VACCA
1960
Luca VALENTE
1967
Nicolino VALENTI
1964
Domenico VALLEFUOCO
1963
Vincenzo Christian VARONE
1976
Antonio VECCARI
1971
Giovanni VENAFRO
1963
Antonio VENTRIGLIA
1979
Pietro VENUTOLO
1971
Alessandro VERALLI
1977
Alessandro VERARDO
1975
Fabrizio VERCELLI
1966
Giovanni VERNA
1971
Giuseppe VIGLIOTTI
1981
Pietro Paolo VOLLONO
1963
Emilio VOLPE
1956
Enrico ZACCARIA
1973
Mario ZARRILLO
1953
Giovanni Antonio ZITO
1973
Fabio Pasquale ZUCCO
1974
Maurizio ZUMMO
1961
Luca CAMILOTTO
1965
Giovanni CUTRUPI
1967
Mario SPIGA
1973
Marcello COFINI
1963
Carmelo VERSACE
1969
Gaetano MATRECANO
1960
Domenico ZINGARO
1963
Massimo IERO
1971
Michele MAJORANA
1968
Saccucci Andrea
Rome
19/11/2020
07/01/2021
5,000 EUR
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant
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