FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 57227/19 Slavica VUÄŒKO against Croatia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 9 September 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Erik Wennerström, President, Lorraine Schembri Orland, Ioannis Ktistakis, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 23 October 2019,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Slavica Vučko, was born in 1956.

The applicant was represented by Mr I. Farčić a lawyer practising in Zagreb.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning access to a court was communicated to the Croatian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit her own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 7 May 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 16 April 2021 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received this letter on 17 May 2021. However, no response has followed.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 30 September 2021.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Erik Wennerström Acting Deputy Registrar President