CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;MERITS;ENG — 8 octobre 1999

.s3ABFC313 { font-size:10pt } .s60238A51 { margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt; text-align:center } .s3CA22BA { font-family:Arial; text-transform:uppercase } .sB230F2F8 { margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .s9BD1BAAD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:22pt; text-align:center } .sFCACDBC6 { margin-top:22pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-align:center } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s40283553 { margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:center } .s55F2A7FA { margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid } .sD622F424 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:32pt; text-align:center } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .sE3A0EFA1 { margin-top:32pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:36pt; text-align:justify } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sCCB68666 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:36pt; text-align:justify } .s47E2B0C6 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt }     INTERIM resolution DH   (99) 563 HUMAN RIGHTS APPLICATION No. 29350/95 LECHACZYNSKI J. AND D. AGAINST FRANCE (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 8 October 1999 at the 680th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article   32 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”), Having regard to the report drawn up on 3 March 1999 by the European Commission of Human Rights in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention relating to the application lodged on 27 October 1995 by two French nationals, Mr Jean Lechaczynski and Ms Danielle Lechaczynski, against France; Whereas on 3 May 1999 the Commission transmitted the said report to the Committee of Ministers and whereas the period of three months provided for in Article   32, paragraph   1, of the Convention has elapsed without the case having been brought before the European Court of Human Rights in pursuance of Article   48 of the Convention; Whereas in their application, as declared admissible by the Commission on 22 October 1997, the applicants complained of the excessive length of certain criminal proceedings concerning a tax litigation before the administrative courts; Whereas in its report the Commission expressed, unanimously, the opinion that there had been a violation of Article   6, paragraph   1, of the Convention; Whereas at the 680th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, having voted in accordance with the provisions of Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and agreed with the opinion expressed by the Commission, held, by a decision adopted on 8 October 1999, that there had been in this case a violation of Article   6, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Authorises the publication of the report adopted by the Commission in this case; Decides to pursue the examination of the present case, in accordance with Article   32 of the Convention with a view to adopting the final resolution.