THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 64107/13
Biljana TOŠIĆ against Serbia
and 4 other applications
(see list appended)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 23 September 2014 as a Committee composed of:
Ján Šikuta, President,
Dragoljub Popović,
Iulia Antoanella Motoc, judges,
and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section egistrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on 30 September 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. They were represented by Mr S. Protić, a lawyer practicing in Belgrade. 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 21 January 2014 and 4 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 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
Final domestic decision details
Enforcement order details
64107/13
30/09/2013
Biljana TOŠIĆ
06/09/1956
Serbian
Fifth Belgrade Municipal Court
12 September 2007
Fourth Belgrade Municipal Court
10 July 2008
64229/13
30/09/2013
Dušan MLADENOVIĆ
01/06/1952
Serbian
Fifth Belgrade Municipal Court
28 November 2007
First Belgrade Court of First Instance
5 July 2011
64230/13
30/09/2013
Jevto MIĆIĆ
02/02/1950
Serbian
Fifth Belgrade Municipal Court
8 February 2008
Fourth Belgrade Municipal Court
16 May 2008
64240/13
30/09/2013
Milorad NOVKOVIĆ
07/02/1953
Serbian
Fifth Belgrade Municipal Court
12 September 2007
Fourth Belgrade Municipal Court
10 July 2008
64243/13
30/09/2013
Mihailo FILIPOVIĆ
13/08/1966
Serbian
Fifth Belgrade Municipal Court
28 November 2007
First Belgrade Court of First Instance
6 July 2011
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