Communicated on 4 February 2020
Published on 24 February 2020
FIFTH SECTION
Application no. 2720/13
Iryna Vasylivna YAREMIYCHUK against Ukraine
and 19 other applications
(see list appended)
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
The applications concern the applicants’ failure to declare cash exceeding 10,000 Euros (EUR) when crossing the Ukrainian border and the sanctions imposed on them in this respect: confiscation of the entire undeclared amount of cash combined, in the majority of cases, with a fine (see the appended table for more details). Relying on Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 the applicants complain that the confiscation order issued by domestic courts in respect of their lawfully acquired money was unlawful, excessive and disproportionate measure.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
Did the confiscation of the entire amount which the applicants did not declare to the Ukrainian customs authorities, combined in certain cases with a fine imposed on them in this respect, constitute an interference with the peaceful enjoyment of their possessions, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1? If so, was that measure lawful and did it strike the requisite fair balance between the demands of the general interest and the requirements of the protection of the applicants’ right of property, and did it impose a disproportionate and excessive burden on them, regard being had in particular to the severity of the sanction (see, Sadocha v. Ukraine, no. 77508/11, §§ 22 to 37, 11 July 2019)?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
Final decision of the court
Sanction imposed
1
2720/13
Yaremiychuk v. Ukraine
29/12/2012
Iryna Vasylivna YAREMIYCHUK
1960
Chernigiv
Ukrainian
Sergiy Volodymyrovych SHKLYAR
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 2 July 2012
Confiscation (9,455 United States dollars (USD))
2
35371/13
Akmatov v. Ukraine
02/04/2013
Anarbek Sharshenovych AKMATOV
1972
Bishkek
Kirghizstan
Oksana Anatoliyivna NOVOSELETSKA
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 28 October 2012
Confiscation (USD 18,200) and a fine (1,700 Ukrainian hryvnias (UAH))
3
38071/13
Gordeyev v. Ukraine
27/05/2013
Viktor Petrovich GORDEYEV
1972
Sevastopol
Ukrainian
Sergiy Anatoliyovych ZAYETS
Sumy Regional Court of Appeal, 28 November 2012
Confiscation (USD 55,150 and 50,000 Russian rubbles (RUB)) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
4
70418/13
Sheverdinov v. Ukraine
07/11/2013
Sergey Vasilyevich SHEVERDINOV
1983
Krasnodar
Russian
Crimea Court of Appeal, 21 May 2013
Confiscation (USD 21,817 and RUB 50,000) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
5
71548/13
Papezhuk v. Ukraine
30/10/2013
Andriy Vasylyovych PAPEZHUK
1975
Karpylivka
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 8 May 2013
Confiscation (USD 17,680) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
6
74638/13
Popelyuk v. Ukraine
15/11/2013
Vasyl Vasylyovych POPELYUK
1957
Chernivtsi
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 21 June 2013
Confiscation (USD 4,900 and 3,900 euros (EUR)) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
7
57078/14
Kozhushko v. Ukraine
06/08/2014
Rostyslav Pavlovych KOZHUSHKO
1985
Alberta
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 26 May 2014
Confiscation (USD 10,300) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
8
57082/14
Pashchenko v. Ukraine
06/08/2014
Inna Borysivna PASHCHENKO
1986
Alberta
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 23 May 2014
Confiscation (USD 6,969) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
9
58791/14
Travinski v. Ukraine
21/08/2014
Anatoliy TRAVINSKI
1961
Toronto
Canadian
Anastasiya Volodymyrivna MOSKALENKO
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 31 July 2014
Confiscation (USD 10,560) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
10
68918/14
Levitas v. Ukraine
16/10/2014
Oleg Valeriyovych LEVITAS
1980
Brooklyn
American
Ruslan Valeriyovych KVITIN
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 6 October 2014
Confiscation (USD 1,800) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
11
71559/14
Khyenkin v. Ukraine
27/10/2014
Gennadiy Yukhymovych KHYENKIN
1967
Haifa
Ukrainian
Ruslan Valeriyovych KVITIN
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 6 October 2014
Confiscation (USD 11,500) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
12
75606/14
Antonyuk v. Ukraine
12/01/2015
Oleksandr Ivanovych ANTONYUK
1959
Kyiv
Ukrainian
Ruslan Khazyeinovich MAMEDOV
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 28 July 2014
Confiscation (USD 10,805) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
13
78162/14
Kovalenko v. Ukraine
06/04/2015
Anna Mykolayivna KOVALENKO
1983
Kyiv
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 6 October 2014
Confiscation (EUR 1,925) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
14
78615/14
Omar v. Ukraine
06/12/2014
Shamoun OMAR
1982
Odesa
Syrian
Yuliya Mykolayivna TYMCHYNSKA
Odesa Regional Court of Appeal, 29 October 2014
Confiscation (USD 4,100) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
15
2442/15
Sheykhetov v. Ukraine
23/12/2014
Stanislav Markovych SHEYKHETOV
1970
Kyiv
Ukrainian
Lyudmyla Ivanivna OSYKINA
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal,
3 July 2014
Confiscation (830 British pounds) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
16
9832/15
Paliyenko v. Ukraine
16/02/2015
Valeriy Bolodymyrovych PALIYENKO
1965
Mykolayiv
Ukrainian
Odesa Regional Court of Appeal, 31 January 2015
Confiscation (USD 1,400) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
17
36205/15
Kratov v. Ukraine
17/07/2015
Vadym Volodymyrovych KRATOV
1979
Chayka
Ukrainian
Ivan Ivanovych STAROSTA
Kyiv Court of Appeal,
On 29 April 2015
Confiscation (USD 9,000) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
18
39154/15
Rogach v. Ukraine
28/07/2015
Volodymyr Ivanovych ROGACH
1984
Kyiv
Ukrainian
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal, 2 February 2015
Confiscation (USD 65,016) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
19
60818/15
Tarakhovskyy v. Ukraine
26/11/2015
Yuriy Mykhaylovych TARAKHOVSKYY
1968
Staten Island, NY
Ukrainian
Igor Vitaliyovych BYELKIN
Kyiv Regional Court of Appeal,
26 May 2015
Confiscation (USD 41,922) and a fine (UAH 1,700)
20
61463/15
Lingys v. Ukraine
03/12/2015
Benediktas LINGYS
1965
Kaunaus
Lithuanian
Andriy Anatoliyovych ALEKSEYENKO
Volyn Regional Court of Appeal, 23 July 2015.
Confiscation (USD 10,998) and a fine (UAH 231,473)
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