THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 80710/12
Radoica SIMOVIĆ against Serbia
and 17 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 27 May 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 5 December 2012 and 12 June 2013,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
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 different socially/State-owned companies. The essential information as to the domestic proceedings in respect of each application is indicated in the appended table.
Between 5 October 2013 and 20 January 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 settlements reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlements are 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
80710/12
05/12/2012
Radoica SIMOVIĆ
26/02/1949
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 948/04 from 21/10/2004
2. P.1. 529/06 from 05/04/2006
3. P.1. 20/07 from 19/02/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 1796/05 from 06/01/2006
2. I. 1305/06 from 28/09/2006
3. I. 712/07 from 23/04/2007
7355/13
21/01/2013
Hajrija KIJEVČANIN
25/04/1965
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 23/03 from 27/05/2003
2. P.1. 568/05 from 20/12/2005
3. P.1. 644/06 from 08/09/2006
4. P.1. 186/07 from 30/03/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 563/03 from 08/08/2003
2. I. 541/06 from 15/05/2006
3. I. 273/07 from 19/03/2007
4. I. 1408/07 from 16/07/2007
7373/13
17/01/2013
Ahmo FEJZOVIĆ
16/01/1948
Serbian
Naser EJUPOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 522/08 from 03/02/2009
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 2066/11 from 22/11/2011
20477/13
06/03/2013
Milan AŠANIN
10/03/1964
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 922/04 from 04/10/2004
2. P.1. 449/06 from 27/07/2006
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 19/06 from 14/02/2006
2. I. 225/07 from 14/03/2007
20479/13
06/03/2013
Bisera MUSTAFIĆ
01/01/1958
Serbian
Ismet KALIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 474/04 from 08/02/2005
2. P.1. 517/05 from 30/09/2005 (decisions from 24/10/2005)
3. P.1. 772.06 from 11/01/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 15/06 from 14/02/2006
2. I. 114/06 from 14/02/2006
3. I. 1335/07 from 26/06/2007
42212/13
07/06/2013
Vukosava JOVANOVIĆ-PAVLOVIĆ
20/02/1964
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 756/04 of 09/02/2005
2. P.1. 328/06 of 21/03/2006
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 1841/05 from 28/12/2005
2. I. 1240/06 from 31/08/2006
42239/13
07/06/2013
Hedija AVDOVIĆ
06/07/1964
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 597/04 from 02/08/2004
2. P.1. 439/06 from30/03/2006
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 916/04 from 06/10/2004
2. I. 1226/06 from 31/08/2006
46300/13
16/05/2013
Ismeta CAKOVIĆ
11/02/1950
Serbian
Naser EJUPOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 992/04 from 06/10/2004
2. P.1. 464/06 from 11/09/2006
3. P.1. 205/07 from 29/03/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 2018/05 from 30/01/2006
2. I. 250/07 from 19/03/2007
3. I. 1324/07 from 25/06/2007
46358/13
20/09/1949
Miodrag MITIĆ
20/09/1949
Serbian
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. P. 1286/04 from 14/02/2004
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. I. 201/05 from 18/03/2005
46363/13
12/05/1952
Gospava MITIĆ
12/05/1952
Serbian
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. P. 447/03 from 19/08/2003
2. P.1. 1277/03 from 25/02/2004
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. I. 521/03 from 11/11/2003
2. I. 525/04 from 21/04/2004
46393/13
16/05/2013
Tatjana MITIĆ
25/09/2013
Serbian
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. P. 447/03 from 19/08/2003
2. P.1. 1559/03 from 29/01/2004
3. P. 1286/04 from 14/02/2005
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. I. 520/03 from 11/11/2003
2. I. 466/04 from 07/04/2004
3. I. 202/05 from 18/03/2005
46723/13
26/06/2013
Sunčica MITIĆ-STANKOVIĆ
14/08/1965
Serbian
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. P. 974/03 from 17/10/2003
2. P.1. 819/04 from 26/08/2004
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. I. 1166/08 from 05/08/2008
46725/13
26/06/2013
Dragan STANKOVIĆ
26/11/1959
Serbian
Slobodan PETROVIĆ
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. P. 1257/03 from 20/11/2003
2. P.1. 819/04 from 26/08/2004
Court of First Insance in Vladičin Han
1. I. 1167/08 from 05/08/2008
47822/13
21/06/2013
Azra KONIČANIN
08/09/1968
Serbian
Naser EJUPOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 185/03 from 11/02/2004
2. P.1. 230/05 from 13/09/2005
3. P.1. 591/06 from 04/04/2006
4. P.1. 725/06 from 11/09/2006
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 278/04 from 19/05/2004
2. I. 1434/06/from 31/10/2006
3. I. 1156/06 from 15/09/2006
4. I. 1247/07 from 08/06/2007
47826/13
12/06/2013
Remzija ALIVODIĆ
22/07/1953
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. 191/04 from 05/01/2005
2. P.1. 362/05 from 03/10/2005
3. P.1. 37/07 from 20/02/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 133/06 from 14/02/2006
2. I. 1851/06 from 29/12/2006
3. I. 472/07 from 02/04/2007
47831/13
12/06/2013
Dragan STEFANOVIĆ
09/04/1966
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 945/04 from 09/12/2004
2. P.1. 527/06 from 25/09/2006
3. P.1. 86/07 from 07/02/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 1798/05 from 05/01/2006
2. I. 110/07 from 19/02/2007
3. I. 459/07 from 30/03/2007
47838/13
11/06/2013
Šaban UGLJANIN
07/05/1952
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 829/04 from 06/09/2004
2. P.1. 401/06 from 20/03/2006
3. P.1. 45/07 from 09/07/2007
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 41/06 from 14/02/2006
2. I. 1507/06 from 15/11/2006
3. I. 1936/07 from 10/12/2007
47850/13
12/06/2013
Hadija HAMIDOVIĆ
20/12/1965
Serbian
Emir FETAHOVIĆ
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. P.1. 460/05 from 03/03/2003
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
1. I. 449/06 from 10/05/2006
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