THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 60722/13
Miodrag PANTOVIĆ against Serbia
and 40 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 10 June 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 18 September 2013 and 2 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 and other relevant details are set out in the appended table. The Serbian Government ("the Government") were represented by their Agent, Ms V. Rodić.
Relying on various Articles of the Convention, the applicants complained about the respondent State’s failure to enforce final court decisions rendered in their favour against socially/State-owned companies. The essential information as to the domestic proceedings in respect of each application is indicated in the appended table.
Between 13 January 2014 and 24 February 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 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 reasons to justify a 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.
Marialena TsirliJán Šikuta
Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
No.
Application
no. and date of introduction
Applicant name
date of birth
place of residence
nationality
Represented by
Final domestic decision details s
Enforcement order details
60722/13
18/09/2013
Miodrag PANTOVIĆ
26/08/1954
Serbian
Nataša MIJALJEVIĆ
Tutin
29/11/2004
26/06/2006
24/10/2007
21/06/2007
60790/13
11/09/2013
Fatima LUČIČANIN
24/06/1959
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
09/12/2002
27/01/2003
60791/13
11/09/2013
Jonuz HOT
15/01/1958
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
22/12/2004
22/02/2005
61456/13
12/09/2013
Radomirka RAKOVIĆ
23/11/1951
Serbian
Nataša MIJALJEVIĆ
Tutin
26/06/2006
22/11/2007
61468/13
10/09/2013
Đula ŠKRIJELJ
26/03/1962
Serbian
Refija GARIBOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
04/01/2005
25/03/2005
01/04/2006
01/04/2006
17/09/2007
11/04/2005
26/09/2005
27/12/2005
06/11/2006
07/07/2011
61880/13
25/09/2013
Emira FAKIĆ
26/05/1958
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
10/12/2002
28/01/2003
61885/13
25/09/2013
Borka MILOJEVIĆ
25/05/1959
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
27/12/2002
27/01/2003
61894/13
25/09/2013
Hasima GUSINAC
25/09/2013
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
08/11/2004
04/07/2006
17/12/2004
22/10/2007
61898/13
25/09/2013
Ema KARDOVIĆ
28/05/1949
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
16/10/2006
09/05/2008 (enforcement rejected due to debtor’s restructuring)
61902/13
25/09/2013
Bajra ZILKIĆ
20/10/1961
Serbian
Hasim KLIMENTA
Tutin
26/11/2002
27/01/2003
62039/13
25/09/2013
Hasan EMROVIĆ
16/09/1954
Serbian
Refija GARIBOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
20/12/2004
21/02/2006
09/07/2007
26/09/2005
26/09/2005
19/07/2006
10/10/2007
62041/13
26/09/2013
Milojica ANĐELKOVIĆ
23/05/1965
Serbian
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/092004
17/07/2006
64803/13
02/10/2013
Slaviša KOSTIĆ
22/02/1962
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
29/01/2009
10/08/2011
64820/13
02/10/2013
Milenko KOMLJENOVIĆ
10/06/1965
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
17/02/2009
16/08/2011
64867/13
02/10/2013
Žarko ĐURKOVIĆ
28/08/1955
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/05/2008
10/08/2011
64873/13
02/10/2013
Branka MILOJEVIĆ
04/05/1962
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
28/08/2008
15/07/2011
64876/13
02/10/2013
Radomirka BARAĆ
25/07/1956
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/05/2008
16/08/2011
64879/13
02/10/2013
Vladan DOBRIĆ
05/03/1963
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
20/09/2008
31/08/2011
64882/13
02/10/2013
Vesko JANKOVIĆ
16/08/1969
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/05/2008
16/08/2011
64885/13
02/10/2013
Stanica AKSIĆ
19/10/1950
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
25/02/2009
16/08/2011
64894/13
19/09/2013
Stefan KOMARAC
05/10/1958
Serbian
Rodoljub MARINKOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
30/09/2011
15/08/2012
65749/13
03/10/2013
Mehdija HODŽIĆ
16/11/1960
Serbian
Refija GARIBOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
12/04/2005
26/10/2005
23/06/2005
26/09/2005
14/02/2006
65789/13
30/09/2013
Gorica CVETKOVIĆ-MRLJEŠ
11/03/1964
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
03/02/2005
07/03/2006
27/12/2005
17/07/2006
65872/13
30/09/2013
Fatima ŠEMSOVIĆ
26/07/1956
Serbian
Naser EJUPOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
11/05/2007
18/06/2007
65913/13
09/10/2013
Safet HOĆANIN
15/08/1961
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
13/07/2004
17/03/2006
20/08/2007
05/01/2006
19/12/2006
25/12/2007
65915/13
09/10/2013
Arif ROŽAJAC
23/04/1954
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/11/2004
21/03/2006
05/01/2006
13/07/2006
66004/13
02/10/2013
Branka KOMLJENOVIĆ
04/01/1951
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
08/07/2008
10/08/2011
66005/13
09/10/2013
Ismet UKIĆ
22/05/1958
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
22/02/2005
26/05/2006
27/12/2005
04/09/2006
66006/13
02/10/2013
Dušimir BOŽOVIĆ
01/10/1956
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
05/11/2008
31/08/2011
66009/13
02/10/2013
Proko VULETIĆ
22/07/1953
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
01/10/2008
08/09/2011
66010/13
09/10/2013
Ibrima MEHOVIĆ-ARIFOVIĆ
10/05/1967
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
05/01/2005
02/04/2006
02/04/2006
26/09/2005
15/09/2006
66011/13
09/10/2013
Atija NOVALIĆ
29/11/1954
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
13/07/2004
21/03/2006
06/01/2006
13/07/2006
66012/13
02/10/2013
Dragoslav MIJAILOVIĆ
15/07/1960
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
23/09/2009
10/08/2011
66013/13
09/10/2013
Izeta DELIĆ
06/07/1954
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
15/09/2003
20/12/2005
08/06/2006
15/12/2003
15/05/2006
24/08/2006
66016/13
02/10/2013
Stojanka SLAVKOVIĆ
20/03/1952
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/06/2008
10/08/2011
66018/13
09/10/2013
Suada MADŽGALJ
17/01/1968
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
09/12/2004
08/03/2006
08/03/2006
17/07/2006
06/07/2007
66023/13
02/10/2013
Jegdomir DASIC
15/03/1946
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
02/06/2008
15/07/2011
66026/13
02/10/2013
Milijana ŽIVKOVIĆ
25/08/1967
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
05/05/2008
10/08/2011
66031/13
02/10/2013
Stevana MAKSIMOVIĆ
22/10/1952
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
06/05/2008
16/08/2011
66034/13
02/10/2013
Dragoslav MAKSIMOVIĆ
27/04/1954
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
25/08/2008
16/08/2011
66037/13
02/10/2013
Borka PETROVIĆ
21/11/1952
Serbian
Vladan PANTOVIĆ
Novi Pazar
01/10/2008
21/07/2011
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