CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;EXECUTION;ENG — 6 janvier 1994

.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 judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the Vermeire case delivered on 29 November 1991 and on 4 October 1993, and transmitted the same days to the Committee of Ministers;        Recalling that the case originated in an application against Belgium lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 1 April 1987 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the Convention, by Ms Astrid Vermeire, a Belgian national, who complained that the Belgian courts had refused to accept her as an heir to her grandparents' estate because of her status as an illegitimate grandchild;        Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the Commission on 11 July 1990;        Whereas in its judgment of 29 November 1991 the Court:        - held, by eight votes to one, that the Belgian State was under no obligation to reopen the succession to the estate of Irma Vermeire née Van den Berghe;        - held, unanimously, that the applicant's exclusion from the estate of Camiel Vermeire violated Article 14 in conjunction with Article 8 (art. 14+8) of the Convention;        - held, unanimously, that the question of the application of Article 50 (art. 50) was not ready for decision;        Whereas in its judgment of 4 October 1993 the Court, inter alia, held unanimously that Belgium was to pay the applicant within three months, 22 192 511 Belgian francs in respect of damage, plus statutory interest from 1 October 1993, plus 2 000 000 Belgian francs in respect of costs and expenses;        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 Belgium to inform it of the measures which had been taken in consequence of the judgments of 29 November 1991 and 4 October 1993, having regard to its obligation under Article 53 (art. 53) of the Convention to abide by them;        Whereas, during the examination of the case by the Committee of Ministers, the Government of Belgium gave the Committee information about the measures taken in consequence of the judgments, which information appears in the appendix to this resolution;        Having satisfied itself that the Government of Belgium has paid the applicant, within the time-limit set, the sums provided for in the judgment of 4 October 1993,        Declares, after having taken note of the information supplied by the Government of Belgium, that it has exercised its functions under Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention in this case.                  Appendix to Resolution DH (94) 3          Information provided by the Government of Belgium           during the examination of the Vermeire case                  by the Committee of Ministers        The entry into force of the Act of 31 March 1987 amending various legal provisions concerning affiliation (published in the Moniteur Belge on 27 May 1987) has henceforth brought Belgian legislation into compliance with the Convention as regards the equality between legitimate children and natural children.