FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 50289/07 by Waczagan SARKISJAN against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 1 December 2009 as a Chamber composed of:

Nicolas Bratza , President, Lech Garlicki , Ljiljana Mijović , David Thór Björgvinsson , Ján Šikuta , Päivi Hirvelä , Mihai Poalelungi , judges,

and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 23 October 2007,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

THE FACTS

The application was lodged by Mr Waczagan Sarkisjan, is an Armenian national who was born in 1974 and lives in Wejcherowo. The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Jakub Wołąsiewicz of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 30 September and 16 October 2009 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against the Poland in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 13 626, 70 PLN to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses . This sum will be free of a ny taxes that may be applicable . It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on it, from expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court unanimously

Decide s to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Fatoş Aracı Nicolas Bratza Deputy Registrar President