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

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The applicants were represented by Mr I. Barbalics, a lawyer practising in Budapest. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”). THE LAW After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention. The Government acknowledged the excessive length of civil proceedings. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, 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 the case. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declaration. The Court 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 case 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 concerning complaints relating to the excessive length of civil proceedings (see, for example, Gazsó v. Hungary, no. 48322/12, 16 July 2015). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declaration 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 application (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 application (Article   37 §   1 in   fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declaration, the application may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention ( Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declaration and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the application 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.     Attila Teplán   Alena Poláčková   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX Application raising complaints under Article   6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of civil proceedings) Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant/household (in euros) [1] 46256/22 21/09/2022 (97 applicants) Zsuzsanna TAKÁCS 1954 Jánosné ACÉL 1930 Istvánné AMBRUS 1952 Zoltán AMBRUS 1942 Mihály BAGI 1956 István BARBALICS 1955 Zsolt BEGALA 1960 József BELSŐ 1946 György BESENYEI 1944 Zsuzsanna BESSENYEI 1956 Tamás BIRÓ 1982 Istvánné BÍRÓ 1941 József BORKA 1970 Józsefné BUJDOSÓ 1945 Sarolta BUKOVSZKINÉ LENDÉR 1939 Jánosné CSABANKÓ 1936 Mártonné CSÁNYI 1935 Péter Sándor DARU 1947 Gábor DELI 1971 Borbála ECSEDYNÉ RÉVFALVI 1951 Zoltán ÉVINGER 1934 Ágnes Erzsébet FEKÉNÉ LÉVAI 1943 Zsolt Györgyné FEKETE 1957 Éva Anna FERENCZI 1951 Péter GÁSPÁR 1975 Péter GIDAI 1947 Istvánné GÖRÖG 1948 Béla GYÖRGY 1943 Imre GYURIK 1945 Elemérné GYURINDÁK 1926 Ilona Mária HOCKNÉ NAGY 1946 István HOLLER 1950 Pál HOLLÓ 1940 Erzsébet HOMOKINÉ BARACSKAI 1960 Istvánné HORVÁTH 1942 Mihály HORVÁTH 1957 Sándor JÁNOS 1952 Zoltán JANOVICS 1951 Albert JUHÁSZ 1942 Györgyné KAPOSVÁRI 1948 Zsuzsanna KARVALICSNÉ MOLNÁR 1952 Gábor KÉKESI 1957 Gyula KEMPF 1947 Zsuzsanna Paula KÉVAI 1949 Andrea KIRÁLYNÉ SÁNDOR 1978 Imréné KISS 1940 József KISS 1932 Lászlóné KŐRÖSI 1944 Lászlóné KÓSA 1943 Éva KRISTÓF 1939 Erzsébet LUGOSINÉ KOLESZÁR 1957 Béláné LUKÁCS 1946 Miklós Mihály MAKAI 1929 Julianna MAROSI 1940 Zoltánné MÁTYÁS 1950 Ferenc Józsefné MIHALIK 1944 Attiláné MOHÁCSI 1946 József NAGY 1937 Ágnes NÉMETH 1983 István Lászlóné NÉMETH 1946 Györgyné ORGOVÁNY 1940 Gyula Álmos OROSZ 1940 Gyula Tibor OROSZ 1964 Béla PAJOR 1937 Ilona PÁLFINÉ BARANKOVICS 1939 Ferencné PÁLINKÁS 1966 Ákos PILISSY 1958 Béla REHOROVSZKY 1947 Gabriella RÉVAY 1952 Zoltánné RÉVAY 1929 Judit RIBÁNÉ PINTÉR 1964 Lászlóné SÁNDOR 1953 Árpádné SÁRDI 1968 Rita SCHWARCZBAUER 1976 Éva Mária SUDÁR 1953 Istvánné SZABÓ 1946 Istvánné SZALONTAI 1953 Lászlóné SZEMLER 1938 Dóra TÁNCZOSNÉ SZATHMÁRY 1985 András TELCS 1956 Judit TENGERDINÉ BALOG 1947 Attila TERMES 1941 Pálné TÖRKÖLY 1938 Marianne Erzsébet TOPERCZER 1953 Vilmosné TÖRÖK 1946 Balázs TÓTH 1972 Imre TÓTH 1939 Józsefné TÓTH 1944 Sándor TÓTH 1936 Ágoston TRAPP 1934 Istvánné TURI 1940 József Ádám VARGA 1947 László VEBER 1934   Household András BAKÓ 1977 Györgyné BAKÓ 1946   Household Antal ZAKARIÁS 1931 Antalné ZAKARIÁS 1930   Barbalics István Budapest 20/02/2023 12/03/2023 2,000   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant