CEDH · CASELAW;JUDGMENTS;COMMITTEE;ENG — 27 juin 2019

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   (Application no. 50972/16 and 37 others - see appended list )                           JUDGMENT         STRASBOURG   27 June 2019       This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Katić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, President,   Georges Ravarani,   Jolien Schukking, judges, and Liv Tigerstedt Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 6 June 2019, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1.     The case originated in applications against Bosnia and Herzegovina lodged with the Court under Article   34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2.     The applicants were represented by Mr S. Zaklan, a lawyer practising in Mostar. 3.     Notice of the applications was given to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“the Government”). THE FACTS 4.     The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 5.     The applicants complained of the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions. THE LAW I.     JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS 6.     Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. II.     ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE   6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION AND OF ARTICLE   1 OF PROTOCOL No.   1 7.     The applicants complained of the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions given in their favour. They relied, expressly or in substance, on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and on Article   1 of Protocol No.   1, which read as follows: Article 6 § 1 “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by [a] ... tribunal ...” Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 “Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law. The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.” 8.     The Court reiterates that the execution of a judgment given by any court must be regarded as an integral part of a “hearing” for the purposes of Article   6. It also refers to its case-law concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of final domestic judgments (see Hornsby v.   Greece , no.   18357/91, §   40, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997 ‑ II). 9.     In the leading cases of Spahić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 20514/15 and 15 others, §§ 25-31, 14 November 2017, and Kunić and   Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 68955/12 and 15 others, §§   26 ‑ 31, 14   November 2017, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 10.     The Court further notes that the decisions in the present applications ordered specific action to be taken. The Court therefore considers that the decisions in question constitute “possessions” within the meaning of Article   1 of Protocol No.   1. 11.     Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the authorities did not deploy all necessary efforts to enforce fully and in due time the decisions in the applicants’ favour. 12.     These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article   6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No.   1. III.     APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 13.     Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.” 14.     Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case ‑ law (see, in particular, Spahić and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 20514/15 and 15 others, §§ 36-43, 14 November 2017, and Kunić and   Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, nos. 68955/12 and 15 others, §§   37 ‑ 46, 14 November 2017), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. 15.     The Court further notes that the respondent State has an outstanding obligation to enforce the judgments which remain enforceable. 16.     The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, 1.     Decides to join the applications;   2.     Declares the applications admissible;   3.     Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article   6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No.   1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions;   4.     Holds that the respondent State shall ensure, by appropriate means, within three months, the enforcement of the pending domestic decisions referred to in the appended table;   5.     Holds (a)     that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement; (b)     that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. Done in English, and notified in writing on 27 June 2019, pursuant to Rule   77   §§   2 and   3 of the Rules of Court.   Liv Tigerstedt   Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of the Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Date of birth Relevant domestic decision Start date of non-enforcement period End date of non ‑ enforcement period Length of enforcement proceedings Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2]     50972/16 26/07/2016 Slavko Katić 17/11/1967 Mostar Cantonal Court, 23/09/2010 22/04/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 9 day(s) 1,000 350     50977/16 26/07/2016 Miloš Vuković 24/04/1975 Mostar Cantonal Court, 23/09/2010 08/11/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 23 day(s) 1,000 350     50995/16 26/07/2016 Edin Zekić 10/10/1967 Niko Bulajić 04/12/1963 Mostar Cantonal Court, 20/01/2011   13/09/2011   pending More than 7 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 18 day(s)   1,000 350     51002/16 26/07/2016 (4 applicants) Vahid Alagić 18/08/1960 Harun Kadić 24/08/1975 Džemal Imamović 22/04/1961 Arif Čomor 30/12/1968 Mostar Cantonal Court, 01/09/2010   10/01/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 21 day(s)   1,000 350     51022/16 26/07/2016 Merzuk Zlomušica 17/05/1968 Mostar First Instance Court, 18/10/2010   27/02/2012   pending More than 7 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 4 day(s) 1,000 350     51027/16 26/07/2016 (4 applicants) Feđa Trebović 06/08/1971 Enver Hebib 27/08/1970 Elvis Bojić 22/07/1973 Darko Drežnjak 03/03/1967 Mostar Cantonal Court, 02/06/2010   05/10/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 26 day(s)   1,000 350     51036/16 26/07/2016 Zdravko Gotovac 10/01/1967 Samir Kuštrić 16/07/1974 Mostar Cantonal Court, 22/09/2010   21/04/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 10 day(s)   1,000 350     51057/16 26/07/2016 (4 applicants) Hajro Isaković 05/02/1966 Edin Ratkušić 20/02/1967 Zulfo Festić 21/12/1968 Milan Soldo 07/11/1980 Mostar Cantonal Court, 23/01/2013   05/05/2014   pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 26 day(s)   1,000 350     51068/16 26/07/2016 Miralem Zelić 19/03/1970 Semir Masleša 16/09/1973 Mostar Cantonal Court, 11/11/2010   20/01/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 11 day(s)   1,000 350   51103/16 22/07/2016 Sejad Sakić 18/02/1965 Mostar Cantonal Court, 13/05/2010 22/12/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s) 1,000 350   51111/16 22/07/2016 Dejan Đurić 27/10/1967 Mostar Cantonal Court, 04/03/2010 02/09/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 29 day(s) 1,000 350   51126/16 22/07/2016 Adis Rokša 12/01/1972 Emir Nezirić 19/01/1971 Mostar First Instance Court, 11/01/2010   29/10/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 2 day(s)   1,000 350   51128/16 22/07/2016 Edhem Garazlić 06/11/1971 Tahir Čolak 23/03/1973 Mostar Cantonal Court, 06/04/2010   23/08/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 8 day(s)   1,000 350   51132/16 22/07/2016 (3 applicants) Marinko Perić 29/10/1971 Damir Čuljak 17/02/1976 Mladen Puljić 02/10/1963 Mostar Cantonal Court, 19/05/2010   22/09/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 9 day(s)   1,000 350   51140/16 22/07/2016 (4 applicants) Esad Boškailo 28/10/1967 Nusret Hajdarović 10/10/1969 Marko Okuka 11/03/1981 Dževad Pehilj 08/10/1972 Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/02/2011   06/12/2011   pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 25 day(s)   1,000 350   51158/16 22/07/2016 (3 applicants) Jasmin Ćibo 12/09/1972 Sead Hakalović 30/12/1956 Mirza Rožajac 20/10/1979 Mostar Cantonal Court, 04/11/2010   06/04/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 25 day(s)   1,000 350   51192/16 22/07/2016 Žarko Anić 15/08/1955 Dario Marić 21/12/1968 Mostar Cantonal Court, 12/05/2010   26/08/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 5 day(s)   1,000 350   51236/16 22/07/2016 Aida Nanić 03/03/1968 Adisa Šukman 01/05/1976 Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/09/2010   17/02/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 14 day(s)   1,000 350   51239/16 22/07/2016 Haris Salčinović 16/10/1978 Mostar Cantonal Court, 12/08/2010 11/11/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 20 day(s) 1,000 350   51252/16 22/07/2016 (3 applicants) Elvira Cokoja 09/10/1969 Azra Bilanović 03/09/1960 Minadir Zlomužica 29/11/1971 Mostar Cantonal Court, 10/03/2011   15/11/2011   pending More than 7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 16 day(s)   1,000 350   51270/16 22/07/2016 (3 applicants) Nail Balić 21/09/1968 Hidaet Vladavić 20/05/1977 Nazif Tinjak 10/03/1968 Mostar Cantonal Court, 02/09/2010   10/01/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 21 day(s)   1,000 350   51287/16 27/07/2016 (4 applicants) Delfa Kuljanin 30/12/1962 Suada Madžak 28/05/1963 Vesna Livaja 01/01/1952 Derviša Hamzić 14/03/1973 Mostar Cantonal Court, 01/04/2010   28/09/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 3 day(s)   1,000 350   51291/16 27/07/2016 Edin Kebo 10/06/1971 Mostar Cantonal Court, 16/01/2014 08/09/2014   pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 23 day(s) 1,000 350   51292/16 27/07/2016 Suad Tojaga 25/05/1970 Mostar First Instance Court, 03/05/2012 06/05/2014   pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 25 day(s) 1,000 350   51293/16 27/07/2016 Slavko Miholjević 07/01/1962 Mostar Cantonal Court, 07/05/2014 02/07/2014   pending More than 4 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 29 day(s) 1,000 350   51294/16 27/07/2016 (3 applicants) Ahmet Memić 18/06/1960 Hajrudin Pozder 21/03/1952 Ivica Paponja 09/02/1951 Mostar Cantonal Court, 11/11/2010   21/02/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 10 day(s)   1,000 350   51307/16 27/07/2016 Draženko Pudar 02/12/1981 Vanja Vukičević 18/04/1978 Mostar Cantonal Court, 23/09/2010   16/02/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 15 day(s)   1,000 350   51309/16 27/07/2016 Amir Prevljak 15/11/1971 Zaim Mašić 01/01/1964 Mostar Cantonal Court, 29/04/2010   13/09/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 18 day(s)   1,000 350   51311/16 27/07/2016 (3 applicants) Amir Kuko 02/02/1974 Džemal Gaštan 28/03/1962 Šerif Palikuća 01/08/1964 Mostar Cantonal Court, 17/06/2010   25/10/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 6 day(s)   1,000 350   51317/16 27/07/2016 Miro Katić 08/07/1968 Čapljina First Instance Court, 02/11/2009 05/09/2012   pending More than 6 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 26 day(s) 1,000 350   51388/16 27/07/2016 (3 applicants) Bernard Rajič 11/09/1968 Zdravko Ševo 27/04/1962 Željko Krtalić 16/10/1969 Mostar Cantonal Court, 27/08/2010   10/11/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)   1,000 350   51403/16 27/08/2016 (3 applicants) Salko Marić 18/03/1969 Osman Pirušić 09/10/1969 Mirsad Brajević 22/09/1967 Mostar Cantonal Court, 13/05/2010   28/10/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 3 day(s)   1,000 350   51406/16 27/07/2016 Ramiz Kurić 08/01/1967 Jasmin Ovnović 11/10/1969 Mostar Cantonal Court, 14/10/2010   Mostar Cantonal Court, 03/03/2011 07/03/2011       01/07/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 24 day(s)   pending More than 7 year(s) and 10 month(s) 1,000 350   51422/16 22/07/2016 (4 applicants) Haris Čevra 14/12/1973 Adnan Alikadić 04/06/1955 Ahmet Isić 15/12/1949 Milisav Sakovski 18/04/1951 Mostar Cantonal Court, 14/10/2010   25/03/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 6 day(s)   1,000 350   51424/16 27/07/2016 Senad Pala 27/11/1966 Mostar Cantonal Court, 02/09/2010 08/11/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 23 day(s) 1,000 350   51431/16 22/07/2016 Elvir Hasanović 16/12/1974 Mustafa Škrelja 21/06/1963 Mostar Cantonal Court, 23/02/2011   19/05/2011   pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 12 day(s)   1,000 350   51435/16 27/07/2016 Branko Šimunović 12/10/1962 Toni Mršić 17/08/1970 Mostar Cantonal Court, 27/05/2010   27/08/2010   pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 4 day(s)   1,000 350   51701/16 29/07/2016 (4 applicants) Ivica Tomić 06/01/1968 Frano Džeba 02/01/1972 Senad Husnić 04/10/1966 Ilija Nikolić 27/08/1973 Mostar Cantonal Court, 18/08/2010   11/01/2011   pending More than 8 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 20 day(s)   1,000 350     [1] .     Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] .     Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.