CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;EXECUTION;ENG — 7 juin 1995

.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 Scopelliti case delivered on 23 November 1993 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers;        Recalling that the case originated in an application (No. 15511/89) against Italy lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 6 April 1989 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the Convention by Mrs Antonia Scopelliti, an Italian national, and that the Commission declared admissible the complaint concerning the excessive length of certain civil proceedings;        Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the Government of Italy on 28 October 1992;        Whereas in its judgment of 23 November 1993 the Court unanimously:        - held that there had been a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1);        - held that the finding of this violation constituted sufficient just satisfaction for any non-pecuniary damage sustained;        - held that the respondent state was to pay to the applicant, within three months, 11 546 310 Italian lire for costs and expenses;        - rejected the remainder of the applicant's 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 Italy to inform it of the measures which had been taken in consequence of the judgment of 23 November 1993 having regard to its obligation under Article 53 (art. 53) of the Convention to abide by it;        Whereas the Government of Italy recalled that measures had already been taken to prevent the repetition of the violation found in this case, through the entry into force on 30 April and 1 May 1995 of two laws restructuring the civil courts and speeding up the civil proceedings (see Resolution DH (95) 82 in the case of Zanghì against Italy);        Having satisfied itself that on 5 May 1994 the Government of Italy paid the applicant the sum provided for in the judgment of 23 November 1993,        Declares, after having taken note of the information supplied by the Government of Italy, that it has exercised its functions under Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention in this case.