CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;EXECUTION;ENG — 25 septembre 1987

.sDD6737AE { font-size:11pt } .s211D6B00 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:8.5pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial }  The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the convention"),   Having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Lechner and others case, delivered on 23 April 1987 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers;   Recalling that the case had its origin in an application against Austria lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights under Article 25 (art. 25) of the convention by three Austrian citizens, Mr Siegfried Lechner, Mrs Rosalia Lechner and Mrs Rosalia Hess, alleging that the length of civil and criminal proceedings they had instituted against two persons had exceeded the "reasonable time" stipulated in Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), of the convention;   Recalling that the case had been brought before the Court by the European Commission of Human Rights;   Whereas in its judgment of 23 April 1987 the Court unanimously held that there had been a breach of Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), that the respondent state was to pay the applicants two hundred thousand (200 000) schillings for damage and one hundred and fifty thousand (150 000) schillings for costs and expenses, and rejected the remainder of the claim for just satisfaction;   Having regard to the "Rules concerning the application of Article 54 (art. 54) of the convention";   Having invited the Government of Austria to inform it of the measures which had been taken in consequence of the judgment, having regard to its obligation under Article 53 (art. 53) of the convention to abide by the judgment;   Whereas, during the examination of this case by the Committee of Ministers, the Government of Austria informed the Committee of the measures taken in consequence of the judgment;   Having satisfied itself that the Government of Austria has paid the applicants the sum provided for in the Court's judgment of 23 April 1987,   Declares, after taking note of the information supplied by the Government of Austria, that it has exercised its function under Article 54 (art. 54) of the convention in this case.