THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 49532/19
Alexandr Fiodorov ZAICOV
against Bulgaria
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 17 October 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Peeter Roosma, President,
Andreas Zünd,
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 16 September 2019,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Alexandr Fiodorov Zaicov, was born in 1976.
The applicant’s complaints under Articles 8 and 13 of the Convention concerning the revocation of his Bulgarian citizenship were communicated to the Bulgarian Government (“the Government”) in November 2023. On 30 April 2024 the Government submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations by 18 June 2024. No reply was received to the Registry’s letters.
By a further letter dated 16 July 2024, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. According to the online tracking system, the applicant received that letter on 23 July 2024. However, no response has followed.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 November 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Peeter Roosma
Acting Deputy Section Registrar President