CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;EXECUTION;ENG — 2 novembre 2006

.s3ABFC313 { font-size:10pt } .s598389F9 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt } .sDB9EB187 { font-weight:bold } .s66053943 { text-transform:uppercase } .sFBC99493 { font-style:italic } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } Resolution ResDH(2006)67 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of the 28 mars 2002 (Friendly settlement) in the case of A.S. against Turkey   (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 2 November 2006 at the 976th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)   The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocol No. 11 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),   Having regard to the final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the A.S. case delivered on 28   March 2002 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers under Article 46 of the Convention;   Recalling that the case originated in an application No. 27694/95 against Turkey, lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 19 May 1995 under former Article 25 of the Convention by Mr A.S., a Turkish national, and that the Court, seised of the case under Article 5, paragraph 2, of Protocol No. 11, declared admissible the complaint concerning the breach of his right to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions due to delays by the administration in paying additional compensation awarded for expropriation of their property and to the substantial difference between the default interest rate applicable at the time (30%) and the average rate of inflation in Turkey (complaints under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1).   Whereas in its judgment of 28 mars 2002 the Court, after having taken formal note of a friendly settlement reached by the government of the respondent state and the applicant, and having been satisfied that the settlement was based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention or its Protocols, decided unanimously to strike the case out of its list and took note of the parties' undertaking not to request a re ‑ hearing of the case before the Grand Chamber;   Whereas under the above-mentioned friendly settlement it was agreed that the Government of Turkey would pay the applicant, the sum of 350   000 United States dollars in respect of pecuniary damages and non-pecuniary damage as well as for costs and expenses. The payment of this sum would be carried out as follows: 175   000 American dollars within three months as from the notification of the judgment and 175   000 United States dollars within six months following the notification of the judgment;   Recalling that Rule 43, paragraph 3, of the Rules of the Court (former Article 44, paragraph 2) provides that the striking out of a case which has been declared admissible shall be effected by means of a judgment which the President shall forward to the Committee of Ministers once it has become final in order to allow it to supervise, in accordance with Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the execution of any undertakings which may have been attached to the discontinuance, friendly settlement or solution of the matter; Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of Ministers concerning the application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention;   Having satisfied itself that on 26 June 2002 for the first payment and on 1 October 2002 for the second payment, before the expiry of the time-limits agreed to under the terms of the friendly settlement, the government of the respondent state had paid the applicant the sums agreed in the friendly settlement and that no other measure was required in the present case to conform to the Court's judgment,   Whereas, during consideration of these cases by the Committee of Ministers, the government of the respondent state recalled that measures had already been taken to avoid new, similar violations (see Resolutions ResDH(2001)70 and ResDH(2001)71 in the cases Aka and Akkuş against Turkey respectively), in particular through the entry into force on 1 January 2000 of Law No. 4489, which brought the statutory rate of default interest into line with the annual rediscount rate applied by the Turkish Central Bank to short-term debts (the latter rate is fixed and permanently reviewed, taking into account particularly the country's inflation rate);   Declares, after having examined the information supplied by the Government of Turkey, that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case.