CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 2 octobre 2012

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border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0.75pt; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt } .sCEE978D { border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; border-left-style:solid; border-left-width:0.75pt; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt }   THIRD SECTION DECISION Application no. 43693/05 Ioan LORINCZ against Romania and 13 other applications (see list appended) The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 2   October 2012 as a Committee composed of:   Egbert Myjer, President,   Luis López Guerra,   Kristina Pardalos, judges, and Santiago Quesada, 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: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The applicants are Romanian nationals whose details are tabulated below. The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms Irina 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 over twelve 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 in applications nos. 49226/07, 49594/08, 410/09, 19204/09 and 27072/09 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 the remaining applications 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 .   Santiago Quesada   Egbert Myjer   Registrar   President   Appendix   No Application No Lodged on Applicant Date of birth Place of residence Length of proceedings Levels of jurisdiction Date of the unilateral declaration and compensation offered (euros)   43693/05 29/11/2005 Ioan LORINCZ 06/12/1951 Stănceni 7 years and 1 month 3 levels 6/04/2012   1,200   42891/07 23/09/2007 Ioana Luminiţa STOICA 26/01/1951 Bucureşti -represented by V.   Bucur 7 years and 3 months 3 levels 26/03/2012   850   49226/07 02/11/2007 Floare GHIŢ 19/02/1955 Timişoara 12 years and 4 months 3 levels 28/02/2012   4,800   3797/08 12/01/2008 Florentina PLOAIE 08/10/1969 Iaşi 7 years 3 levels 24/02/2012   1,200   12652/08 06/03/2008 Alexandru Marian MATEI 15/08/1965 Bucureşti -represented by F.   A.   Bogdea 10 years and 1 month 3 levels 27/02/2012   3,200   18791/08 04/04/2008 Toader Dorel GHECIU 07/03/1956 Ploieşti Gheorghiţă GHECIU 25/08/1958 Ploieşti   -represented by C.   G.   Stănescu 1)   10 years and 9 months 3 levels   2)   8 years and 3 months 3 levels 26/02/2012   5,600 jointly   30347/08 13/06/2008 Ioana Domnica VASILIU BOLNAVU 23/01/1994 Bucureşti Maria Jeana VASILIU BOLNAVU 18/02/1924 Bucuresti   -both represented by R.   Boros-Toti 9 years and 11 months 3 levels 19/03/2012   1,800 jointly   44679/08 09/09/2008 Gheorghe PETRE Bucureşti -represented by G. Ion 7 years and 5 months 3 levels 23/04/2012   1,200   49594/08 01/10/2008 Nicolae MOCA 11/11/1965 Carei -represented by A.   S.   Kolozsi 6 years and 10 months 3 levels 4/05/2012   1,200   410/09 18/12/2008 Ana CAPETTI 11/05/1949 Bucureşti 10 years and 7 months 3 levels 30/01/2012   3,600   19204/09 06/04/2009 S&D INTERNATIONAL EUROPE S.R.L. Bucharest (stricken-off)   Octav DAN (single shareholder of the first applicant) 12/10/1956 Bârlad 9 years and 5 months 2 levels 27/03/2012   3,200   27072/09 06/05/2009 Răsvan-Mihai DOBRESCU 07/11/1932 Bucureşti 12 years and 3 months 3 levels 27/03/2012   4,800   34144/09 11/06/2009 Floarea ORTACU 14/10/1962 Piteşti Marian ORTACU 29/08/1960 Piteşti 8 years and 9 months 3 levels 23/04/2012   2,400 jointly   31884/11 11/05/2011 Vasile ISTICIOAIA 21/02/1966 Focşani 9 years and 5 months 3 levels 19/03/2012   2,400