SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Applications nos. 40173/07, 52422/07, 1736/08, 12562/08, 16890/08, 16892/08, 16897/08, 16900/08, 27436/08, 31868/08, 31871/08, 35027/08, 35029/08, 39859/09
by Dragoš VRANIĆ and others
against Serbia
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 10 May 2011 as a Committee composed of:
András Sajó, President,
Dragoljub Popović,
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, judges,
and Françoise Elens-Passos, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged between 16 August 2007 and 1 July 2008,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
PROCEDURE
All applicants are Serbian nationals. Their personal details are listed in Annex I. The Serbian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr S. Carić.
The applicants complained under Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention about non-enforcement of final judgments rendered in their favour against several socially-owned companies. The essential information as to the domestic proceedings in respect of each application is indicated in Annex II.
Between 27 July 2010 and 9 February 2011 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 the applications against an undertaking by the Government to pay each of them the amounts specified in Annex III to cover any non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be converted into local currency at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. These sums will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the event of failure to pay these sums within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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 same three-month period the Government will pay, from their own funds, the sums awarded in the domestic judgments under consideration in the present cases (see Annex II).
These payments 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 a continued examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Françoise Elens-PassosAndrás Sajó
Deputy RegistrarPresident
ANNEX I
No.
Application
no.
Applicant(s)
Date of Birth
Place of Residence
40173/07
Mr Dragoš Vranić
1954
Novi Pazar, Serbia
52442/07
Ms Aranka Džepina
1940
Temerin, Serbia
1736/08
Ms Slavujka Nikolić
1953
Jagodina, Serbia
12562/08
Mr Marjan Josipović
1944
Lešnica, Serbia
16890/08
Mr Radivoje Kostadinović
1947
Loznica, Serbia
16892/08
Mr Krsto Jovanović
1941
Cerova, Serbia
16897/08
Mr Dragoslav Matić
1940
Loznica, Serbia
16900/08
Mr Milan Milovanović
1944
Loznica, Serbia
27436/08
Ms Ljubinka Lazović
1949
Aranđelovac, Serbia
31868/08
Ms Snežana Vukuljević
1964
Majdanpek, Serbia
31871/08
Mr Đorđe Đurić
1943
Majdanpek, Serbia
35027/08
Mr Šandor Njergeš and Ms Rozalija Njergeš
1953 and 1952
Mužlja, Serbia
35029/08
Mr Šandor Njergeš
1979
Mužlja, Serbia
39859/09
Ms Nada Božović-Pajović
1957
Novi Pazar, Serbia
ANNEX II
Application
no.
Date of lodging
Company name
Current status of the Company
Final domestic judgment – court in question/date/domestic registration no.
Enforcement order - court in question/date/domestic registration no.
Amounts awarded
Compensation/expenses/in dinars (interest and applicable pension and social security contributions not included)
40173/07
16 August 2007
“Raška“ Tkačnica d.o.o.
Under restructuring since 2 November 2004
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
15 May 2007/P.980/06
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
6 August 2007/I.1426/07
76.755,00/5.400,00
52442/07
26 October 2007
AD “Jugobicikl”
Socially-owned company
Municipal Court in Temerin
25 February 2004/P.131/03
4th Municipal Court in Belgrade
22 July 2005/I.-XII-1052/05
472.888,64/83.250,00
1736/08
26 December 2007
AD Holding “Industrija kablova”
Under restructuring since 29 March 2007
District Court in Jagodina
30 August 2005/GZ.1694/05
Enforcement request was dismissed due to the restructuring of the company
16.200,00 (expenses only)
12562/08
4 March 2008
HK “Viskoza” AD “Kord”
Under bankruptcy since 19 June 2009
Municipal Court in Loznica
25 December 2002/P.1140/02
Municipal Court in Loznica
8 April 2004/P.258/04
50.000,00/49.150,00
16890/08
25 February 2008
HK “Viskoza” AD “Svila”
Under bankruptcy since 19 June 2009
Municipal Court in Loznica
I- 18 December 2002/P.555/02
II- 24 May 2000/P.294/00
Municipal Court in Loznica
I- 3 October 2003/I-1053/03
II- 10 April 2001/I.1133/03
I- 31.760,5/10.044,00
II- 3.240,52/1.500,00
16892/08
25 February 2008
HK “Viskoza” AD “Lozofan”
Under bankruptcy since 19 June 2009
Municipal Court in Loznica
11 December 2002/P.2694/01
Municipal Court in Loznica
5 February 2003/I.17/02
19.681,50/18.500,00
16897/08
25 February 2008
HK “Viskoza” AD “Svila”
Under bankruptcy since 19 June 2009
Municipal Court in Loznica
I- 8 February 2001/P.479/00
II-4 April 2002/P.29/02
Municipal Court in Loznica
I- 11 November 2002/I.947/02
II-Municipal Court in Loznica
3 December 2004/I.1227/04
I-178.374,00/37.638,00
II- 38.725,00 (expenses only)
16900/08
25 February 2008
HK “Viskoza” AD “Lozofan”
Under bankruptcy since 19 June 2009
Municipal Court in Loznica
7 May 1998/P.809/97
Municipal Court in Loznica
17 April 2003/I.428/03
61.000,00/3.574,00
27436/08
30 May 2008
“Šamot razvoj“
Socially-owned company
Municipal Court in Aranđelovac
I- 22 February 2005/P.776/02
II- 29 November 2004/P.639/04
III- 18 May 2006/P.402/06
Municipal Court in Aranđelovac
I- 14 December 2006/I.1038/06
II- 14 December 2006/I.1038/06
III- 24 March 2008/I.251/08
I- 29.171,54/13.125
II- amount not defined
III- 101.071,46/23.340
31868/08
20 June 2008
“Rudnik bakra Majdanpek”
Under restructuring since 14 October 2004
Municipal Court in Majdanpek
3 December 2002/P.148/02
Municipal Court in Majdanpek
10 January 2003/I.5/03
750.000,00/32.500,00
31871/08
20 June 2008
“Rudnik bakra Majdanpek”
Under restructuring since 14 October 2004
Municipal Court in Majdanpek
24 March 1999/P.40/99
Municipal Court in Majdanpek
20 December 1999/I.315/99
176.700,00/18.240,00
35027/08
1 July 2008
AD “Fabrika šećera“
Under insolvency since 17 June 2009
Municipal Court in Zrenjanin
15 November 2005/P.2617/05
Municipal Court in Zrenjanin
3 May 2006/I.1726/06
310.000,00/71.450,00
35029/08
1 July 2008
AD “Fabrika šećera“
Under insolvency since 17 June 2009
Municipal Court in Zrenjanin
I-26 January 2005/P.84/03
II- 21 February 2007/P.1261/06
III-5 September 2007/P.1234/07
Municipal Court in Zrenjanin
I-11 August 2005/I.2746/05
II-13 September 2007/I.1645/07
III-22 January 2008/I.89/08
I-1.100.000,00/3.989,00
II-900.000,00
III-569.755,06/381.141,00
39859/09
18 August 2007
“Raška-pamučna predionica“
Under restructuring since 2 November 2004
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
I-29 June 2004/P.495/04
II-3 November 2004/P.1061/04
III-17 August 2005/P.75/05
IV-12 October 2005/P.441/05
V-30 March 2006/P.3/06
VI-11 September 2006/P.739/06
VII-18 January 2007/p.1095/06
Municipal Court in Novi Pazar
I-12 October 2004/I.821/04
II-24 January 2005/I.1144/04
III-28 December 2005/I.1207/05
IV-5 January 2006/I.1874/05
V-23 May 2006/I.650/06
VI-17 October 2006/I.1384/06
VII-1 March 2007/I.166/07
I-135.264,00/7.800,00
II-35.024,00
III-19.040,00/9.750,00
IV-38.894,00/9.750,00
V-36.136,2
VI-31.280,00/5.400,00
VII-9.015,00/5.400,00
ANNEX III
No.
Application no.
Non-pecuniary damage
1.
40173/07
1,800 euros
2.
52442/07
2,600 euros
3.
1736/08
1,200 euros
4.
12562/08
1,400 euros
5.
16890/08
5,400 euros
6.
16892/08
5,400 euros
7.
16897/08
5,400 euros
8.
16900/08
5,400 euros
9.
27436/08
2,200 euros
10.
31868/08
5,400 euros
11.
31871/08
5,400 euros
12.
35027/08
2,600 euros
13.
35029/08
3,400 euros
14.
39859/09
4,600 euros
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