CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;MERITS;ENG — 29 octobre 1997

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s1E59FF54 { margin-top:5pt; margin-bottom:10pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s35F1F2CB { margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:10pt } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s995BFA6B { margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:5pt } FINAL RESOLUTION DH (97) 488 HUMAN RIGHTS APPLICATION No.   18300/91 MORESCHI AGAINST ITALY (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 29 October 1997 at the 605th 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 Interim Resolution DH (96) 209, adopted on 15 May 1996 in the case of Moreschi against Italy (Application No. 18300/91) in which the Committee of Ministers decided that there had been in this case a violation of Article   6, paragraph 1, of the Convention and to make public the report of the European Commission of Human Rights;         Whereas the Committee of Ministers examined the proposals made by the Commission when transmitting its report as regards just satisfaction to be awarded to the applicant, proposals supplemented by a letter of the President of the Commission dated 21 May 1996;         Whereas, at the 571st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, agreeing with the Commission's proposals, held, by decision adopted on 13   September 1996, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 2, of the Convention, that the Government of Italy was to pay the applicant as just satisfaction, within three months, the sum of 23 000 000 Italian lire for non-material damage and the sum of 2   000 000 Italian lire for costs and expenses, ie. the total sum of 25 000 000 Italian lire and that interest should be payable on any unpaid sum calculated on the basis of each full elapsed month of delay (in accordance with the decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers at its 599th meeting (17 September 1997) on the general principles regarding the payment of default interest), at the statutory rate applicable on the date of this decision, it being understood that the interest would accrue from the expiry of the time-limit until full payment was placed at the disposal of the applicant;         Whereas the Committee of Ministers invited the Government of Italy to inform it of the measures taken following its decisions of 15 May 1996 and 13 September 1996, having regard to Italy's obligation under Article   32, paragraph   4, of the Convention to abide by them;         Whereas the Government of Italy recalled that measures had already been taken to prevent the repetition of the violation found in this case, notably through the entering into force on 24 October 1989 of the new Code of Criminal Procedure (see, inter alia , Resolution DH (92) 54 in the case of Frau against Italy and Resolution DH   (94) 15 in the case of Sanfilippo against Italy), and that the Commission's report as well as the Committee of Ministers' decisions had been sent out to the authorities directly concerned;           Whereas the Committee of Ministers satisfied itself that the Government of Italy paid the applicant the total sum of 25 000 000 Italian lire as just satisfaction within one month of the time-limit set and that, thus no default interest was due in accordance with the above-mentioned decisions of the Committee of Ministers concerning the modalities of default interest payment,         Declares, having taken note of the measures taken by the Government of Italy, that it has exercised its functions under Article 32 of the Convention in this case.