THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 3824/16 Edmonda ZHUPA against Albania

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 7 October 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Dmitry Dedov, President, Peeter Roosma, Andreas Zünd, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 11 January 2016,

Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases, and the applicant’s reply to this declaration,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings were communicated to the Albanian Government (“the Government”).

The Government submitted a declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application.

In the declaration, the Government acknowledged the excessive length of terminated civil proceedings. They submitted that, as of November 2017, a new preventive and compensatory remedy regarding the excessive length of proceedings had entered into force. They offered to pay the applicant the amount detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amount would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, from the 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 applicant informed the Court that she agreed to the terms of the declaration.

THE LAW

The Court finds that, following the applicant’s express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the case should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.

It therefore 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 the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the application.

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

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Done in English and notified in writing on 28 October 2021.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Dmitry Dedov Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention

(excessive length of civil proceedings)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance

Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

per applicant [1]

3824/16

11/01/2016

Edmonda ZHUPA

1958

02/07/2021

07/09/2021

2,300

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.