CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITY;ENG — 16 mai 1990

.sDD6737AE { font-size:11pt } .s211D6B00 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:8.5pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial }                        Application No. 15116/89                       by H.F.                       against the Federal Republic of Germany             The European Commission of Human Rights sitting in private on 16 May 1990, the following members being present:                 MM. C.A. NØRGAARD, President                   J.A. FROWEIN                   S. TRECHSEL                   E. BUSUTTIL                   G. JÖRUNDSSON                   A.S. GÖZÜBÜYÜK                   A. WEITZEL                   J.-C. SOYER                   H.G. SCHERMERS                   H. DANELIUS              Mrs.   G.H. THUNE              Sir   Basil HALL              MM.   F. MARTINEZ                   C.L. ROZAKIS              Mrs.   J. LIDDY              Mr.   L. LOUCAIDES                Mr.   H.C. KRÜGER, Secretary to the Commission           Having regard to Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;           Having regard to the application introduced on 4 April 1989 by H.F. against the Federal Republic of Germany and registered on 15 June 1989 under file No. 15116/89;           Having regard to the report provided for in Rule 40 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission;           Having deliberated;           Decides as follows:   THE FACTS           The facts of the case, as they have been submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows:           The applicant, born in 1932, is a German national and resident in Berlin.   In 1960 she married in London an Australian national of Italian origin.           In May 1978 the applicant instituted divorce proceedings before the Charlottenburg District Court (Amtsgericht).   The proceedings also covered the questions of the right to custody over the spouses' two sons (however, the elder son attained his majority in October 1979; the younger son in November 1982), and the splitting of their pension rights (Versorgungsausgleich).   In these proceedings the applicant was represented by counsel.           Following various hearings and the taking of expert evidence concerning the applicant's fitness to work, questions of British matrimonial law, and the value of the defendant's assets and income, the proceedings are still pending at first instance before the Charlottenburg District Court.   COMPLAINTS           The applicant complained under Article 6 para. 1 of the Convention about the length of the proceedings before the Charlottenburg District Court.   She also invoked Article 3 of the Convention.   PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION           The application was introduced on 4 April 1989 and registered on 15 June 1989.           On 13 October 1989 the Commission decided to invite the respondent Government, pursuant to Rule 42 para. 2 (b) of its Rules of Procedure, to submit written observations on the admissibility and merits of the application.           The Government's observations, according to which the applicant's complaints under Article 6 of the Convention about the length of her divorce proceedings were well-founded, were submitted after an extension of the time-limit on 26 January 1990.           By letter of 23 March 1990 the Agent of the respondent Government informed the Commission that the parties had come to the following agreement.   <German>   "1.       Das Land Berlin zahlt der Beschwerdeführerin einen Betrag          von 12.000 DM (zwölftausend Deutsche Mark).     2.       Die Beschwerdeführerin erklärt, daß damit alle jetzigen und          künftigen Ansprüche wegen der Dauer des Verfahrens über die          Scheidung von ihrem Ehemann [...] und über die Scheidungs-          folgen vor dem Amtsgericht Charlottenburg in Berlin          einschließlich der in diesem Zusammenhang entstandenen Kosten          vor nationalen Gerichten und vor der Europäischen Menschen-          rechtskommission abgegolten sind.     3.       Die Beschwerdeführerin nimmt die Individualbeschwerde hiermit          zurück."   <Translation>   "1.       The Land Berlin pays the applicant DM 12,000 (twelve thousand          German marks).     2.       The applicant declares that this payment covers all present          and future claims in respect of the length of her divorce          action against her husband [...], including any costs incurred          in proceedings before domestic courts and the European          Commission of Human Rights.     3.       The applicant withdraws her application."           The agreement was signed by the Agent on behalf of the respondent Government on 9 March, and by the applicant on 13 March 1990. Furthermore, the Agent informed the Commission that he had requested the competent Berlin authorities to pay the applicant the amount of DM 12,000.   REASONS FOR THE DECISION           The Commission notes that, in view of the above agreement, the applicant no longer wishes to maintain her application within the meaning of Article 30 para. 1 (c) of the Convention.           The Commission considers that there are no reasons of a general character affecting the observance of the Convention which necessitate the further examination of this case.   The Commission therefore accepts the applicant's request to withdraw her application.             For these reasons, the Commission           DECIDES TO STRIKE THE APPLICATION OFF ITS LIST OF CASES.     Secretary to the Commission          President of the Commission            (H.C. KRÜGER)                        (C.A. NØRGAARD)