ZILKIC v. SERBIA AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 47892/08
Fatima ZILKIĆ against Serbia
and 19 other applications
(see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 17 April 2012 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 25 September 2008 and 16 October 2009,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

PROCEDURE

The applicants are Serbian nationals (for additional personal details see the appended table). The applicants in cases nos. 47892/08, 47910/08, 58333/08, 15626/09, 48958/09, 61292/09 were represented before the Court by Ms R. Garibović while the applicant in case no. 3715/09 was represented before the Court by Ms Š. Dolovac. Both lawyers are practising in Novi Pazar. The other applicants did not have representatives before the Court. The Serbian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr S. Carić.

Relying on Articles 6 and 13 of, and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention, the applicants complained about the respondent State’s failure to fully enforce final court decisions rendered in their favour against the same predominantly Socially/State-owned company and/or its dependent companies. The essential information as to the domestic proceedings in respect of each application is indicated in the appended table.

Between 10 November 2011 and 2 January 2012 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 the amounts specified in the appended table 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 this sum 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 said three-month period the Government will pay, from their own funds, the sums awarded in the domestic decisions under consideration in the present case (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 (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).

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.

              Françoise Elens-PassosAndrás Sajó
Deputy RegistrarPresident

APPENDIX

No.

Application

no.

Lodged on

Applicant name

date of birth

place of residence

Final domestic decision (issuing authority / case no., adopted on)

Company name,

seat, other information

Enforcement order (enforcement authority, case no. , date of order)

Non-pecuniary damage/costs and expenses)                  

47892/08

25/09/2008

Fatima ZILKIĆ

30/04/1962

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1190/06 of 9 March 2007

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, “Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 694/07 of 10/04/2007

3,100 euros                  

47910/08

25/09/2008

Sabiha NOKIĆ

26/08/1962

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1137/06 of 9 July 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1593/07 of 9 October 2007

3,100 euros                  

58333/08

31/10/2008

Bisera LUBURA

15/08/1959

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 526/04 of 30 June 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 140/05 of 7 July 2005

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 707/04 of 03/08/2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1171/05 of 27/12/2005

3,600 euros                  

60895/08

08/12/2008

Igor RAVIĆ

30/06/1953

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 704/04 of 01 September 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1155/04 of 27 December 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 74/05 of 17 August 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 486/05 of 28 September 2005

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 325/05 of 23/06/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 326/05 of 23/06/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1205/05 of 28/12/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1947/05 of 6/01/2006

3,000 euros                  

3713/09

08/12/2008

Milenko BIORAC

04/12/1946

Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 809/06 of 14 February 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 241/07 of 16/03/2007

2,000 euros                  

3715/09

15/12/2008

Milka PENDIĆ

15/12/2008

Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 321/04 of 7 July 2004

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 822/04 of 12/10/2004

5,000 euros                  

9542/09

05/02/2009

Raza DESTANOVIĆ

10/04/1954

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 618/04 of 25 August 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1158/04 of 16 December 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.78/05 of 28 February 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 430/05 of 12 October 2005

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 11/06 of 30 March 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 842/06 of 6 March 2007

“Pamučna predionica”, DOO Novi Pazar

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1.Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 982/05 of 26/09/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 386/05 of 23/06/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 983/02 of 26/09/2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I.1873/05 of 27/12/2005

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 894/06 of 05/07/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I.1165/07 of 31/05/2007

5,000 euros                  

14258/09

19/02/2009

Vjekoslav MIJALJEVIĆ

10/01/1958

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1203/04 of 24 February 2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.434/05 of 24 October 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 14/06 of 13 February 2006

(judgement and decision on legal costs)

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 834/06 of 30 November 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.1093/06 of 28 March 2007

“Pamučna predionica”, DOO Novi Pazar

1.Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 905/05 of 26/09/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I 1850/05 of 05/01/2006

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 296/06 of 03/04/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1715/06 of 19/12/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I.1270/07 of 15/06/2007

5,000 euros                  

14272/09

19/02/2009

Nada MILETIĆ

30/12/1955

Raška

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 644/04 of 1 October 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.1157/04 of 16 December 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 67/05 of 10 June 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 428/05 of 2 March 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1 10/06 of 26 January 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 837/06 of 11 September 2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1081/06 of 8 January 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 341/05 of 23/06/2005

I. 977/05 of 26/09/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 342/05 of 23/06/2005

I. 932/05 of 26/09/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 313/06 of 14/04/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 499/06 of 15/05/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 500/06 of 15/05/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1383/06 of 17/10/2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 165/07 of 01/04/2007

5,000 euros               

15626/09

14/03/2009

Ramiza MEMIĆ

11/06/1951

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1071/06 of 19 January 2007

“Pamučna predionica”, DOO Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 77/07 of 20/02/2007

3,100 euros               

17398/09

19/03/2009

Milenka RADOVIĆ

03/07/1955

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 910/04 of 8 October 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1178/04 of 7 March 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 438/05 of 4 October 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 15/06 of 14 February 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 831/06 of 14 November 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1102/06 of 19 December 2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1126/06 of 18 January 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 140/05 of 11/04/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1032/05 of 26/09/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 82/06 of 14/02/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 295/06 of 3/04/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1716/06 of 19/12/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 41/07 of 31/01/2007

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 167/07 of 01/03/2007

4,000 euros               

17403/09

19/03/2009

Hedija ŽUPIĆ

25/05/1955

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 86/02 of 28 November 2002

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 749/05 of 23 March 2006

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 846/06 of 14 November 2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1099/06 of 22 December 2006

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 859/03 of 28/01/2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 497/06 of 18/05/2006

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1714/06 of 19/12/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 40/07 of 31/01/2007

3,000 euros               

17406/09

19/03/2009

Besim DUPLJAK

20/06/1959

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 87/02 of 28 November 2002

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 748/05 of 27 February 2006

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 847/06 of 19 October 2006

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 227/03 of 23/01/2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 298/06 of 27/03/2006

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1556/06 of 27/11/2006

3,000 euros               

21868/09

02/04/2009

Marinko DROBNJAK

12/04/1965

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 770/04 of 11 October 2004 and 09 June 2005 (judgement and decision on legal costs)

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1210/04 of 6 June 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 68/05 of 28 February 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 432/05 of 4 October 2010

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 4/06 of 27 January 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 843/06 of 7 June 2006

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 688/05 of 23/06/2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1031/05 of 26/09/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1016/05 of 26/09/2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 79/06 of 14/02/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 501/06 of 15/05/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1386/06 of 17/10/2006

3,000 euros               

21872/09

02/04/2009

Vera RADOVIĆ

19/09/1955

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 30/02 of 9 May 2002

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1087/04 of 24 November 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 77/05 of 28 February 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 427/05 of 4 October 2005

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 6/06 of 13 February 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 838/06 of 14 November 2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.1082/06 of 14 February 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 292/02

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 141/05 of 11/04/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 98/05 of 26/09/2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 77/06 of 14 February 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 297/06 of 03/04/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1717/06 of 20/12/2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 242/07 of 16/03/2007

4,000 euros               

27852/09

26/03/2009

Radojica VUKOVIĆ

12/05/1960

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1068/04 of 29 October 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.72/05 of 17 August 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 439/05 of 3 March 2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 2/06 of 26 January 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 836/06 of 7 June 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1094/06 of 06 December 2006

“Raška” Dorada Tkanina, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 62/07 of 06/02/2007

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1203/05 of 28/12/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1555/06 of 27/11/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 498/06 of 18/05/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I.1559/06 of 27/11/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 42/07 of 31/01/2007

3,000 euros               

44500/09

23/03/2009

Murat HANIĆ

03/07/1955

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 222/04 of 24 May 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1062/04 of 23 November 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 70/05 of 28 February 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 435/05 of 12 October 2005

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1/06 of 13 April 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.1086/06 of 28 March 2007

“Tkačnica” DOO

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 598/04 of 8/07/2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 344/05 of 23 /06 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1187/05 of 28/12/2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1946//05 of 06/01/2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 893/06 of 05/07/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1207/07 of 15/06/2007

4,000 euros               

48672/09

26/03/2009

Dušica DROBNJAK

08/01/1966

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 769/04 of 01 November 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1152/04 of 15 December 2004

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 69/05 of 28 February 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 433/05 of 3 March 2006

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 5/06 of 22 March 2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 833/06 of 28 November 2006

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 92/07 of 17 April 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 879/05 of 26 September 2005

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 338/05 of 23/06/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 979/05 of 26/09/2005

5. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 503/06 of 16/05/2006

6. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 164/07 of 01/03/2007

7. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1470/07 of 09/08/2007

3,000 euros               

48958/09

31/08/2009

Mustafa CRNIŠANIN

15/12/1955

Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 483/02 of 27 November 2002

“Raška” Holding Kompanija AD, Novi Pazar

Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 293/04 of 10/05/2004

3,600 euros               

61292/09

16/10/2009

Kimeta AJDAREVIĆ

11/08/1962

Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 351/04 of 28 June 2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 1149/04 of 5 January 2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1. 490/05 of 26 October 2005

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

P1.158/07 of 30 March 2007

“Viskozna Predionica” DOO, Novi Pazar

1. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 676/04 of 3/08/2004

2. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 70/05 of 22/02/2005

3. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1981/2005 of 30/01/2006

4. Municipal Court in Novi Pazar

I. 1394/07 of 12/07/2007

3,600 euros

 

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