CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;EXECUTION;ENG — 21 septembre 1993

.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 case of Editions Périscope against France delivered on 26 March 1992 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers;        Recalling that the case originated in an application against France lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 20 September 1985 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the Convention by a French limited company, Editions Périscope, which complained of several violations of Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), of the Convention, namely that the administrative courts had not heard its case within a reasonable time, and that the Conseil d'Etat had not constituted an impartial tribunal, because two of its members had been involved in the case previously and because its judgment did not mention the names of the judges who had participated in the ruling or reproduce, in the text notified, the summary of the arguments of the parties, which had appeared in the hand-written version;        Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the Commission on 14 December 1990;        Whereas in its judgment of 26 March 1992 the Court unanimously:        -     held that Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), of the Convention applied in this instance and had been violated;        -     held that the respondent state was to pay to the applicant company, within three months, 50 000 French francs for costs and expenses;        -     dismissed the remainder of the claim for just satisfaction;        Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of Ministers concerning the application of Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention;        Having invited the Government of France to inform it of the measures which had been taken in consequence of the judgment of 26 March 1992, having regard to its obligation under Article 53 (art. 53) of the Convention to abide by it;        Whereas, during the examination of the case by the Committee of Ministers, the Government of France gave the Committee information about the measures taken in consequence of the judgment, which information appears in the appendix to this resolution;        Having satisfied itself that the Government of France has paid the applicant on 11 December 1992 the sum provided for in the judgment of 26 March 1992,        Declares, after having taken note of the information supplied by the Government of France, that it has exercised its functions under Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention in this case.                  Appendix to Resolution DH (93) 32   Information provided by the Government of France during the examination of the case of Editions Périscope by the Committee of Ministers        A very wide distribution has been given to the Court's judgment in order to prevent the violation found in this case from happening again in the future.