CEDH · CASELAW;REPORTS;ENG — 9 décembre 1997

.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 }                    EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS                            FIRST CHAMBER                      Application No. 26209/95                       Mr T. K. and Mrs T. K.                               against                               Hungary                      REPORT OF THE COMMISSION                    (adopted on 9 December 1997)                          TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                             Page   INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1   PART I   : STATEMENT OF THE FACTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2   PART II : SOLUTION REACHED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3                            INTRODUCTION   1.    This Report relates to the application introduced under Article 25 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by Mr T. K. and Mrs T. K. against Hungary on 24 March 1994.   It was registered on 13 January 1995 under file No. 26209/95.   2.    The Government of Hungary were represented by their Agent, Dr Károly Bárd, then of the Ministry of Justice.   3.    On 21 May 1997 the Commission (First Chamber) declared the application partially admissible insofar as it concerns the applicants' complaints relating to the length of the civil court proceedings in question.   It then proceeded to carry out its task under Article 28 para. 1 of the Convention which provides as follows:        "In the event of the Commission accepting a petition referred to      it:        a.    it shall, with a view to ascertaining the facts, undertake      together with the representatives of the parties an examination      of the petition and, if need be, an investigation, for the      effective conduct of which the States concerned shall furnish all      necessary facilities, after an exchange of views with the      Commission;        b.    it shall at the same time place itself at the disposal of      the parties concerned with a view to securing a friendly      settlement of the matter on the basis of respect for Human Rights      as defined in this Convention."   4.    The Commission (First Chamber) found that the parties had reached a friendly settlement of the case and on 9 December 1997 it adopted this Report, which, in accordance with Article 28 para. 2 of the Convention, is confined to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached.   5.    The following members were present when the Report was adopted:             Mrs   J. LIDDY, President           MM    M.P. PELLONPÄÄ                E. BUSUTTIL                A. WEITZEL                C.L. ROZAKIS                L. LOUCAIDES                B. CONFORTI                N. BRATZA                I. BÉKÉS                G. RESS                A. PERENIC                C. BÎRSAN                K. HERNDL                M. VILA AMIGÓ           Mrs   M. HION           Mr    R. NICOLINI                               PART I                       STATEMENT OF THE FACTS   6.    The applicants, husband and wife, both pensioners, are Hungarian citizens born in 1933 and 1928, respectively, and resident in Budakeszi, Hungary.   7.    The applicants complained under Article 6 para. 1 of the Covention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 about the length of proceedings which concerned their claim of possession of part of a disputed real estate and their request that a related land registry entry be rectified. They brought their action before the Buda Surroundings District Court (Budakörnyéki Bíróság) in March 1984. On 20 November 1996 the District Court took a partial decision as to the borders of the applicants' lot. To the extent that the impugned land registry entry was concerned, the District Court ordered that this question be separated and dealt with by the Administrative Chamber of the District Court. On 23 September 1997 the Pest County Regional Court (Pest Megyei Bíróság) suspended, pending the proceedings before the Administrative Chamber, the appeal proceedings concerning the partial decision. The proceedings before the Administrative Chamber are still pending.                               PART II                          SOLUTION REACHED   8.    Following the decision on the admissibility of the application, the Commission (First Chamber) placed itself at the disposal of the parties with a view to securing a friendly settlement in accordance with Article 28 para. 1 (b) of the Convention and invited the parties to submit any proposals they wished to make.   9.    In accordance with the usual practice, the Chamber Secretary, acting on the Commission's instructions, contacted the parties to explore the possibilities of reaching a friendly settlement.   10.   By letters of 12 June and 10 July 1997, respectively, the applicants and the respondent Government indicated their willingness, in principle, to reach a friendly settlement.   11.   On 19 September 1997 the Chamber Secretary, acting on the Commission's instructions, indicated to the parties that the Commission, having regard to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights under Article 50 of the Convention in comparable cases and the particular circumstances of the present case, considered that a friendly settlement could be reached on the basis of a payment to the applicants of a sum of money amounting to a total of 600,000 Hungarian forints (HUF) with regard to the applicants' non-pecuniary damage.   12. The Government notified the Commission, by letter dated 29 September 1997, that they were prepared to pay the applicants HUF 600,000 in full and final settlement of the matter.   On 16 October 1997 the applicants informed the Commission that they accepted the Government's offer.   13.   The agreement, as approved by the parties, is as follows:   <Translation>   "Statements of the parties with a view of a friendly settlement        With reference to Article 28 para. 1 of the European Convention of Human Rights and to the assistance of the European Commission of Human Rights, the parties in the proceedings concerning Application No. 26209/95, lodged by Mr <T. K.> and Mrs <T. K.>, declare as follows:        1.    The Government of Hungary will pay 600,000 Hungarian      forints to the applicants as compensation in respect of any      possible claims relating to the present application. The      Government will transfer this sum directly to the applicants'      bank account no. ... at OTP Bank Rt (II. kerület, Széna tér 7.).        2.    The applicants declare their application settled.        3.    The applicants waive any further claims against the      Government of Hungary relating to the present application."   <Hungarian>      "A felek nyilatkozata a kérelem békés rendezését illetoen        "A <K. T.> és <K. T.-né> által benyújtott, 26209/95 számú kérelemmel kapcsolatban a Felek, hivatkozással az Európai Emberi Jogi Egyezmény 28. Cikk (1) bekezdésére, valamint az Európai Emberi Jogi Bizottság közremuködésére, kijelentik:        1.    A Magyar Köztársaság Kormánya, a jelen kérelembol eredo      valamennyi követelés vonatkozásában nyújtandó kárpótlás gyanánt,      megfizet a kérelmezok részére 600 000 Ft-ot. A fenti összeget a      Kormány közvetlenül a kérelmezok ...... számú, az OTP Bank Rt.      II. kerület, Széna tér 7. számú fiókjában vezetett bankszámlájára      utalja át.        2.    A kérelmezok kijelentik, hogy ezzel a fenti számú      kérelemmel kapcsolatos ügyet rendezettnek tekintik.        3.    A kérelmezok a jelen üggyel kapcsolatos, a Magyar      Köztársaság Kormányával szembeni valamennyi további követelésüket      elejtik."   14.   At its session on 9 December 1997, the Commission noted that the parties had reached an agreement regarding the terms of a settlement. It further considered, having regard to Article 28 para. 1 (b) of the Convention, that the friendly settlement of the case had been secured on the basis of respect for Human Rights as defined in the Convention.   15.   For these reasons, the Commission adopted the present Report.          M.F. BUQUICCHIO                   J. LIDDY           Secretary                      President      to the First Chamber           of the First Chamber