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 (in euros) [1] 52606/22 24/10/2022 (36 applicants) Anna PAUR 1954   Sándorné NAGY 1935   Tibor Zoltán MOLNÁR 1946   Tamás József NÁNSZKI 1971   Antal ENYEDI 1940   József VÖRÖS 1952   Béláné PASZMÁR 1945   József Mihály STÖRK 1944   Terézia HEINER 1941   Olga BERTAI 1942   Attila Ferenc CSETERKI 1970   Gyuláné PRUKNER 1944   Imréné GÉMES 1936   Edit KISS 1954   Edit Ilona CSEKŐ 1957   Ildikó CSEKŐ 1972   Csaba SÁNDOR 1982   József Ágoston KÖRMENDY 1927   Károly KIRÁLY 1974   Gyula János KIRÁLY 1944   Julianna PEFFER 1937   Ágnes CSOHÁNY 1979   Andrásné PALKOVICS 1943   Mária SZABÓ 1960   Imréné BARACSI 1933   Gyuláné LOVAS 1938   Jánosné DECHANT 1937   Mátyásné KENDERESI 1936   Lászlóné NÁTHER 1939   Tiborné MARKÓ 1959   Csaba László SZLOSZJAR 1980   Dóra ÁROK-HAVAI 1978   György FÜR 1944   János Tibor HANGAY 1950   Ernőné GOSCHLER 1938   Györgyi TURZÓ 1946   Barbalics István Budapest 20/02/2023 12/03/2023 2,000   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant