CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;MERITS;ENG — 25 septembre 1998

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s598389F7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt } .s45AE5F73 { font-family:Arial; letter-spacing:-0.15pt } .sC63A23C4 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:-0.15pt } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s22CB0842 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic; letter-spacing:-0.15pt } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s7FB6B77E { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:6pt; font-size:10pt } .s2EF16B1D { width:35.4pt; display:inline-block } .sB098D335 { font-family:Arial; font-size:6.67pt; letter-spacing:-0.15pt; vertical-align:super } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } INTERIM RESOLUTION DH (98) 358   HUMAN RIGHTS   APPLICATIONS Nos.   34865/97 and 34866/97   SPIEZIO AND DI FURIA AGAINST ITALY   (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 September 1998 at the 640th 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 21 January 1998 by the European Commission of Human Rights in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention relating to the applications lodged respectively on 26 April 1996 and on 11 July 1996 by two Italian nationals, Ms Concetta Spiezio and Ms Eulalia Di Furia, against Italy;   Whereas on 23 March 1998 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 applications, declared admissible by the Commission on 28 October 1997, the applicants complained of the excessive length of certain proceedings concerning civil rights and obligations before the labour 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 640 th 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 25 September 1998, 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.