CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 29 juin 2023

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The applicants were represented by Mr A. Salerni, a lawyer practising in Rome. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article   1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the application of retrospective legislation (Law no. 148/2011 of 13   August 2011) to pending national proceedings were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”). THE LAW After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government informed the Court that they proposed to make a 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 violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1. 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 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 the case. The Court also notes that the Government proposed to jointly award the applicants 2,000 (two thousand) euros (EUR) for costs and expenses. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The applicants, M. Andracchio, M.G. Liberati, R. Lucarelli, G. Molisani and M. Simoncelli, rejected the terms of the declaration. The Court notes that the remaining applicants were not satisfied with the terms of the unilateral declaration concerning costs and expenses. 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). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declaration as well as the amount of compensation proposed for pecuniary damage – 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 (see Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). The Court also has the discretion to award legal costs when it strikes out an application (Rule 43 § 4 of the Rules of Court). The general principles governing reimbursement of costs under Rule 43 § 4 are essentially the same as under Article 41 of the Convention (see, among others, Romanenco v. the Republic of Moldova (dec.), no. 39107/14, 25 March 2021, Union of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Georgia v. Georgia (dec.), no. 72874/01, § 33, 21   April 2015, and Meriakri v. Moldova (dec.), no. 53487/99, § 33, 1   March 2005). In the present case, having regard to the documents in its possession, to its case-law and to the amount already proposed by the Government, the Court considers it reasonable to award the applicants jointly an additional sum of EUR   1,500 (one thousand and five hundred euros) in respect of legal costs and expenses, plus any tax that may be chargeable to them. 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; Holds (a)   that the respondent State is to pay to the applicants, within three months, in addition to the sum contained in the unilateral declaration submitted by the Government, EUR 1,500 (one thousand and five hundred euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable in this respect to the applicants; (b)   that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amount 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 20 July 2023.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Alena Poláčková   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX Application raising complaints under Article 6 §   1   of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (legislative interference) 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 Amount awarded for pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses (in euros) [2] 68602/13 22/10/2013 (91 applicants) Cecilia ALFINI 1954 Salerni Arturo Rome 27/12/2022 28/04/2023 5,134.65 2,000, under the Government’s unilateral declaration, jointly to all applicants,   and   1,500, award made by the Court jointly to all applicants     Antonella AMICI 1947   5,885.35 Attilia Domenica AMICONE 1946   9,638.19 Maurizio ANDRACCHIO 1955   5,075.95 Maria Antonietta BERTI 1949   6,614.35 Fabrizio BOVINO 1970   5,032.23 Anna Maria BRIGLIA 1942   7,949.09 Giovanni BUCOLO 1978   3,686 Vincenza BUFALO 1956   9,978.94 Cinzia BURAGLINI 1963   6,882.78 Marialuisa CALOGERO 1953   8,467.57 Franco CANNA 1960   8,467.57 Donatella CANNOVA 1961   9,932.89 Maria Viola CASORERIO 1953   6,008.25 Lucio CAVICCHIOLI 1962   8,088.77 Alessio CICCARELLA 1970   6,830.01 Paola CIONI 1963   9,013.97 Ornella CIUCCIARELLI 1958   4,649.03 Maria Luisa CUCCARO 1946   7,612.46 Adelaide DE SIMONE 1953   5,791.25 Carlo DI CARLO 1953     7,428.77 Caterina DI CICCO 1948 3,230.40 Marilena DIGIOIA 1963   3,701.87 Gino Vittorio D’INNOCENZO 1946   10,981.18 Demetrio DUCA 1948   7,606.29 Roberto FABBRO 1955   7,729.73 Maria Maddalena FARINA 1963   7,015.48 Tiziana FEDERICI 1956   5,257.76 Fabrizio FELICI 1958   2,641.03 Roberta FERRAZZA 1951   10,963.82 Andreina FONTANA 1948   9,638.19 Antonietta FRANZA 1954   9,046.50 Franca FURLANETTO 1954   2,415.64 Rita FUSCO 1948   7,651.11 Maria Rosaria GALIERO 1963   5,473.64 Stefania GIAMBANCO 1958   9,638.19 Lucia GRASSO 1962   8,275.84 Giuseppina GRECIS 1947   9,210.07 Cinzia GRILLI 1962   4,427.01 Antonella GUANTARIO 1953   9,638.19 Maria Giacinta GUANTARIO 1946   8,176.43 Carlo GUIDA FANTINI 1950   9,638.19 Stefania LANGIU 1959   9,638.19 Oreste LASTELLA 1964   7,810.09 Ines LE BRETON 1963   8,416.10 Lina LENE 1953   7,462.27 Mariarita LEVATO 1957   8,333.70 Maria Grazia LIBERATI 1959   5,394.21 Saverio LOPEZ 1957   7,895.50 Roberta LUCARELLI 1961   9,638.19 Loredana LUCHETTI 1957   8,467.57 Alberto Pietro Aurelio MANAI 1959   6,577.75 Mauro MARCELLO 1961   9,638.19 Diana MARIANO 1952   9,637.67 Roberto MARSILI 1950   5,784.80 Lucilla MATTONI 1960   7,929.46 Anna Maria MAURIZI 1953   4,241.10 Roberto MAZZONI 1967   8,467.57 Maria Teresa MEZZANI 1941   7,303.98 Tiziana MIRABELLI 1955   3,387.93 Giulio MOLISANI 1945   11,464.29 Anna MONDAVIO 1956   9,863.13 Paolina MORETTI 1941   8,276.77 Graziella MURA 1944   7,614.42 Antonino OTTIMOFIORE 1952   10,981.18 Guido PEPE 1952   6,982.40 Luciano PINNA 1947   8,981.61 Alessandro PITOTTI 1964   5,808.99 Tiziana PIZZICHERIA 1956   4,709.92 Simona PRUNALI 1950   7,635.71 Roberto REITANO 1965   6,982.40 Valeria RUMORI 1962   9,579.48 Gianfranco SCIASCIA 1951   6,158.83 Maria Pia SEQUI 1955   8,200.54 Vanda SERRANTI 1955   9,638.19 Marco SIMONCELLI 1968   3,685.79 Palmerino STELLA 1961   7,654.31 Enrico TARONI 1961     7,654.31 Luciana TARQUINI 1949   5,914.80 Caterina TIBERI VIPRAIO 1950   8,338.82 Renzo TIBERI 1950   9,638.19 Antonio TIBURZI 1957   7,654.31 Augusto TRANQUILLI 1948   7,562.00 Franca TROTTA 1951   8,338.82 Massimo UGOLINI 1958   7,654.31 Zita VALLE 1956   4,411.13 Giovanna VALOPPI 1950   8,467.57 Morena VEGLIANTI 1966   7,551.87 Fulvia VENEZIANI 1949   11,645.83 Gina VERNARECCIO 1948   5,404.01 Monica ZECCA 1958   9,638.19   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.