CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 10 avril 2012

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border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0.75pt; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:middle }   THIRD SECTION DECISION Application no. 5655/04 Ilie STANA against Romania and 16 other applications (see list appended) The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 10   April 2012 as a Committee composed of:   Egbert Myjer, President,   Luis López Guerra,   Kristina Pardalos, judges, and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the dates tabulated below, Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases and the applicants’ replies, if any, to these declarations, Having deliberated, decides as follows: THE FACTS The applicants are Romanian nationals whose details are tabulated below. The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms I. Cambrea, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The facts of the cases, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. All applications concern the length of civil or criminal proceedings in which the applicants were involved, ranging from over six to almost thirteen years. COMPLAINTS The applicants complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the length of the proceedings before the domestic courts. The applicants also raised various other complaints in respect of the same sets of proceedings. THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to join them. A.     Complaints under Article 6 § 1 concerning the length of proceedings The applicants complained about the length of the civil or the criminal proceedings under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. This provision provides as follows: “In the determination of /his civil rights and obligations or of/ ... any criminal charge against him everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by [a] ... tribunal...” 1.     The Government’s unilateral declarations By letters sent on the dates tabulated below the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issue raised by the applications. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention. By these declarations the Romanian authorities acknowledged that the length of the proceedings in the applicants’ cases had not complied with the “reasonable time” requirement set down in Article 6 of the Convention. They also declared that they were ready to pay the applicants the sums tabulated below. The relevant part of the declarations reads as follows: “The Government declare, by way of this unilateral declaration, their acknowledgement of the excessive delay in the domestic proceedings / of the existence of a violation [of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention] regarding the excessive delay in the domestic proceedings. The Government are prepared to pay to the applicant[s] as just satisfaction the sum of [sums tabulated below], amount which they consider reasonable in the light of the Court’s case-law. This sum is to cover all damage as well as the costs and expenses and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. This sum will be payable [in Romanian lei] to the personal account indicated by the applicant[s] within three months from the date of the notification of the decision pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the Convention. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said period, the Government undertake 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. Therefore, the Government respectfully invite the Court rule that the examination of the present application is no longer justified and to strike the application out of its list of cases, pursuant to Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention.” 2.     The applicants’ positions In reply, the applicants expressed the view that the sums mentioned in the Government’s declarations were unacceptably low and therefore refused the amounts proposed by the Government. The applicants in applications nos.   16966/05, 1821/06, 27272/06 and 30086/09 did not send any comments on the matter. 3.     The Court’s assessment The Court recalls that Article 37 of the Convention provides that it may at any stage of the proceedings decide to strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to one of the conclusions specified under (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 of that Article. Article 37 § 1 (c) enables the Court in particular to strike a case out of its list if: “for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”. It also recalls that in certain circumstances, it may strike out an application under Article 37 § 1(c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the case to be continued. To this end, the Court will examine carefully the declarations in the light of the principles emerging from its case-law, in particular the Tahsin Acar judgment ( Tahsin Acar v. Turkey , [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75-77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established in a number of cases, including those brought against Romania, its practice concerning complaints about the violation of one’s right to a hearing within a reasonable time ( Abramiuc v. Romania , no.   37411/02, §§103-109, 24 February 2009). Having regard to the nature of the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations, as well as the amounts of compensation proposed – which are consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1(c)). Moreover, in light of the above considerations, and in particular given the clear and extensive case-law on the topic, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the complaints on length of proceedings (Article 37 § 1 in fine ). Accordingly, this part of the applications should be struck out of the list. B.     Other complaints Referring to other articles of the Convention and its protocols, the applicants complained of further aspects related to the above proceedings. Having regard to all the materials in its possession, and in so far as these complaints fall within its competence, the Court finds that there is no appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms set out in these provisions in that respect. It follows that this part of the applications must be rejected as being manifestly ill-founded, pursuant to Article 35 §§ 1, 3 and 4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court unanimously Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention regarding the length of the proceedings and of the modalities for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in so far as they relate to the above complaint in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention; Declares the remainder of the applications inadmissible.   Marialena Tsirli   Egbert Myjer   Deputy Registrar   President       No. Application Lodged on Applicant’s name, year of birth and place of residence Representative Length of proceedings and levels of jurisdiction Date of the unilateral declaration Compensation offered (Euros)   1. 5655/04 STANA v.   Romania 05/12/2003 Ilie STANA 18/07/1951 Timisoara   8 years, 11 months 3 levels 24/11/2011 1,700     2. 22233/04 STAN and AVRAMIA v.   Romania 23/02/2004 Vasile Gheorghe STAN 05/07/1931 Oniceni Lucretia AVRAMIA 27/07/1934 Oniceni   9 years, 5 months 2 levels 07/11/2011 3,200 jointly   3. 25483/04 NICULESCU v.   Romania 07/05/2004 Mihai NICULESCU 12/04/1940 Bucharest   9 years, 5 months 3 levels 05/01/2001 2,000   4. 16966/05 IORDACHE v.   Romania 28/04/2005 Daniel IORDACHE 13/01/1978 Bucharest Iuliu Eduard Predescu 7 years, 4 months 3 levels 30/01/2012 1,200   5. 31681/05 COTEA v.   Romania 15/08/2005 Ion COTEA 03/10/1928 Bucharest   10 years, 4 months 3 levels 04/05/2011 1,800   6. 42443/05 BADEA v.   Romania 14/11/2005 Vasile BADEA 25/09/1938 Bucharest   Ionela Plăiasu 8 years, 11 months 3 levels 04/04/2011 2,350     7. 1821/06 PITU v.   Romania 28/12/2005 Ioan PITU 22/12/1940 Sibiu Paraschiva PITU 14/10/1948 Sibiu   6 years, 9 months 3 levels 04/01/2012 1,200 jointly   8. 13756/06 SULINCĂ v.   Romania 27/03/2006 Miron SULINCA 07/12/1948 Rosia   Tiberiu Laza 7 years, 10 months 3 levels 04/04/2011 2,250     9. 19367/06 SZANTHO v.   Romania 20/04/2006 Barna Ladislau SZANTHO 29/06/1939 Arcus, Covasna Elisabeta SZANTHO 13/03/1946 Arcus, Covasna Flore Pop 9 years, 4 months 3 levels 07/11/2011 2,900 jointly     10. 27272/06 DRAGUSIN v.   Romania 06/04/2006 Ana DRAGUSIN 21/08/1930 Bucharest – deceased, application continued by her son, Bogdan ENCIU   7 years, 8 months 3 levels 24/10/2011 1,600   11. 35134/06 RINDUROIU v.   Romania 14/08/2006 Niculina RINDUROIU 14/10/1951 Ploiesti   11 years, 5 months 3 levels 24/10/2011 4,000   12. 1782/07 PĂIUŞ v.   Romania 18/12/2006 Simion PAIUS 9/04/1929 Oradea   7 years, 9 months 2 levels 22/07/2011 2,300       13. 12270/07 TRIF and GUŢĂ v.   Romania 27/02/2007 A. Ioan and Leontina TRIF 20/11/1961 and 27/06/1963 Bistrita B. Alexandru and Gheorghita GUTA 18/02/1949 and 3/04/1953 Pitesti A. Vlad Cigan   B. Florina Pocola A. 6 years, 9 months 2 levels   B. 10 years, 6months 2 levels 22/04/2011 A. 1,800 jointly   B. 3,500 jointly   14. 27764/07 ARON v.   Romania 18/06/2007 Cristian ARON 3/01/1961 Constanta   11 years, 3 months 3 levels 26/10/2011 4,000           15. 37924/07 PRODANOF and others (III) v.   Romania 15/08/2007 A. Christi Marina PRODANOF 1945 Bucharest B. Cleliana PRODANOF   TORRES 1948 Sao Paulo Nicolae PRODANOF 11/06/1942 Sao Paulo Boris George PRODANOF 1947 Sao Paulo A. Bogdan Horatiu Suciu   B. Elena-Tamara Dan A. 9 years, 5 months 3 levels   B. 12 years, 7   months 3 levels 07/11/2011 A. 3,300   B. 4,000 jointly     16. 38040/08 NICULESCU v.   Romania 16/07/2008 Anton NICULESCU 13/01/1968 Bucharest Giovanina NICULESCU 11/08/1931 Pickering Ontario Diana Elena Dragomir 9 years, 3 months 3 levels 02/11/2011 2,400 jointly   17. 30086/09 DAVID v.   Romania 25/05/2009 Lucian Ioan DAVID 12/02/1953 Sebes   11 years, 4 months 3 levels 19/09/2011 4,800