CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 4 mai 2023

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font-size:5.33pt; vertical-align:super; color:#0069d6 } .sB6A7263B { height:23.3pt } .s22155D7A { height:23.25pt } .sB70A263B { height:23.6pt } .sB76D263B { height:23.5pt } .sA034E78A { height:17.8pt } .s3614B0A7 { height:17.75pt } .s2A77B0A7 { height:19.85pt } .s791D263B { height:21.3pt } .s78FC263B { height:21.2pt } .s79C2263B { height:21.4pt } .sF6A12959 { width:33%; height:1px; text-align:left } .s85226119 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:justify; font-size:10pt } .s653E6C45 { font-family:Arial; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super; color:#0069d6 } .s2EB42ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt } .sB343B0AA { font-family:Arial; font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super; color:#000000 }   FIRST SECTION   DECISION This version was rectified on 31 August 2023 under Rule 81 of the Rules of Court.   Application no. 24735/16 Cecilia RULLO against Italy and 29 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 4 May 2023 as a Committee composed of:   Alena Poláčková , President ,   Gilberto Felici,   Raffaele Sabato , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article   1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the application of retrospective legislation (Article 1 § 218 of Law no. 266/2005 of 23   December 2005) to pending national proceedings were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”). THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged the violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and that of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1. With regard to the applicants C. Rullo, G. Annecchini, D. D’Antonio, S.   Gargrella, M.C. Giacomucci, V.C. Di Marzio, D.O. Di Biase, P.   D’Ippolito, A. Bronzo, R. Nardone, B.D. Marchegiano, G. D’Amico, A.   Spaventa, M.P. Ricci, N. D’Andrea, E. Manzi, C.A. Merlo, P. Cecchetto, M.L. Malin [1] and F. Romano, the Government offered to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike their applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the 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. The payment will constitute the final resolution of these cases. With regard to the applicants [2] E. Campanella, L.M.L. Scaglione, E. Garato, L. Calore, F. Volpe, L. Brusco, P. Briatore, R. Barbiero, C. Bertani, C. Aonzo, A. Barabino, L. Bargnolo, M. Agamennone, L. Benini, S. Andrioli, A. Lavezzo, G. Tagliari, G. Tosi, A. Sontuoso, R. Fioratto, A.   Vernizzi, R. Biancardi, C. Tumiatti, M. Toniolo, M.C. Enricio, C. Derni, P. Finesso, A.M. Ciatto (heir: Cecchinato), R. Passudetti, G. Sbrizza, R.   Crivellaro, M. Toniolo, R. Zorzetto, A. Carpesio, G. Galliani, G. Agnolin, S. Benato, F. Meneghini, G. Tomanin, E. Contin, R. Bon, R. Campagnolo, O.   Sartore, M. Ferronato and L. Cattozzo the Government offered not to proceed with the recovery of 40% of the sums paid to these applicants in execution of the first-instance judgments later reversed on appeal following the application of Article 1 § 218 of Law no. 266/2005 of 23 December 2005. The Court also notes that the Government proposed to award each applicant 30 (thirty) euros (EUR) for costs and expenses. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations. The Court firstly notes that there was no objection from the Government, and it also accepts, that the heir of Ms A.M. Ciatto (see attached table) has standing to continue the proceedings in the late applicant’s stead. The Court further observes that Article   37 §   1   (c) enables it 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”. Thus, it may strike out applications 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 cases to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no.   26307/95, §§   75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear and extensive case-law against Italy emphasising that the adoption of Law no. 266/2005 which definitively and retroactively settled the merits of the pending dispute between the applicants and the State and rendered futile any continuation of the proceedings was not justified by overriding reasons of general interest (see, for example, Cicero and Others v. Italy , nos. 29483/11 and 4 others, §§ 31-33, 30 January 2020; De   Rosa and Others v. Italy , nos. 52888/08 and 13 others, §§ 48-54, 11   December 2012; and Agrati and Others v. Italy , nos. 43549/08, 6107/09 and 5087/09, §§ 59-66, 7 June 2011). When the Court found a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, it considered that the applicants had suffered a real loss of opportunity and that, consequently, the violations found were likely to have caused the applicants material damage. As to non-pecuniary damage, the Court considered that the finding of a violation constituted in itself just satisfaction for the non-pecuniary damage suffered by the applicants (see De Rosa and Others , cited above, §§ 60-62). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is 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)). In the light of the above considerations, 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 applications (Article   37 §   1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention (see Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Finds that the heir of the late applicant, Ms A.M. Ciatto, has standing to pursue the proceedings before the Court in her stead (for further details see the appended table); Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 25 May 2023.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Alena Poláčková   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (legislative interference) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of the Government’s declaration Date of receipt of the applicant’s comments, if any Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [2]     24735/16 26/04/2016 Cecilia RULLO 1955 Merlino Elisabetta Lanciano 31/01/2023 11/03/2023 6,288 30     24775/16 26/04/2016 Giuseppe ANNECCHINI 1957 1,202.88     25743/16 30/04/2016 Donato D’ANTONIO 1951 4,767.22     25750/16 30/04/2016 Sergio GARGRELLA 1951 752.48     25753/16 30/04/2016 Maria Cristina GIACOMUCCI 1960 8,740.26     25956/16 03/05/2016 Franca ROMANO 1960 5,532.80 [3]     29770/16 19/05/2016 Velia Cristina DI MARZIO 1947 5,966.66     44720/18 14/09/2018 Donato Ottavio DI BIASE 1938 2,473.29     44724/18 14/09/2018 Pina D’IPPOLITO 1961 6,094.42   44726/18 14/09/2018 Alessandro BRONZO 1961 4,636.77   45910/18 26/09/2018 Rosanna NARDONE 1952 3,934.14   45913/18 14/09/2018 Biagio Donato MARCHEGIANO 1952 752.48   24043/19 24/04/2019 Gabriella D’AMICO 1945 Salvatore Gabriele Chieti 06/03/2023 10,652.06   24793/19 02/05/2019 Elvira CAMPANELLA 1952 -   25208/19 29/04/2019 Antonina SPAVENTA 1943 16,916.29   25216/19 29/04/2019 Maria Pia RICCI 1958 5,061.34   27807/19 16/05/2019 Leda Maria Loredana SCAGLIONE 1949 -   27988/19 16/05/2019 Nicola D’ANDREA 1954 11,400.14   27990/19 16/05/2019 Enio MANZI 1948 6,535.43   30650/19 29/05/2019 (21 applicants) Matteo TONIOLO 1982 Zampieri Nicola Schio 10/03/2023 - Maria Cristina ENRICIO 1966 - Carlo DERNI 1944 - Paolo FINESSO 1957 - Anna Maria CIATTO 1953 Deceased in 2021   Heir: Nedda CECCHINATO 1979 - Raffaella PASSUDETTI 1968 - Gianni SBRIZZA 1967 - Rosanna CRIVELLARO 1948 - Marco TONIOLO 1974 - Renato ZORZETTO 1965 - Angela CARPESIO 1968 - Giulio GALLANI 1954 - Giorgio AGNOLIN 1956 - Sandro BENATO 1959 - Francesco MENEGHINI 1956 - Giampaolo TOMANIN 1957 - Enrico CONTIN 1959 - Renato BON 1945 - Renato CAMPAGNOLO 1951 - Orfeo SARTORE 1954 - Maria FERRONATO 1955 -   23252/21 23/04/2021 Liliana CATTOZZO 1950 -   52069/21 30/09/2021 Maria Luisa MALIN 1951 2,688.5   42368/19 26/07/2019 (3 applicants) Emanuela GARATO 1959 Romano Giovanni Bénévent 13/03/2023 - Patrizia CECCHETTO 1960 9,242.4 Carlo Alberto MERLO 1954 34,980.79   42374/19 26/07/2019 Fabio VOLPE 1946 - Carla TUMIATTI 1958 -   42376/19 26/07/2019 Lores BRUSCO 1954 -   42489/19 26/07/2019 (5 applicants) Livio BENINI 1953 - Sabrina ANDRIOLI 1971 - Aida LAVEZZO 1947 - Giuseppe TAGLIARI 1958 - Gianpaolo TOSI 1964 -   43936/19 26/07/2019 (3 applicants) Alessandro SONTUOSO 1963 - Riccardo FIORATTO 1965 - Adamo VERNIZZI 1948 -   43667/19 07/08/2019 Lello CALORE 1944 Sullam Isacco Milan 13/03/2023 -   43703/19 07/08/2019 (7 applicants) Piero BRIATORE 1950 - Rodolfo BARBIERO 1949 - Carlo BERTANI 1951 - Claudio AONZO 1942 - Adolfo BARABINO 1946 - Luisa BARGNOLO 1960 - Maurizio AGAMENNONE 1954 -   47248/19 02/09/2019 Roberto BIANCARDI 1946 Biancardi Serena Este 13/03/2023 -   [1] Rectified on 31 August 2023: “and” has been removed before “M.L. Malin” and “and F.   Romano” has been added after “M.L. Malin”. [2] Rectified on 31 August 2023: “F. Romano” has been deleted. [3] Rectified on 31 August 2023: “5,532.80” has been added. [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants