FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 49680/18 Natalya Vasilyevna BURLYTSKAYA

against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 1 July 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , President, Jovan Ilievski , Mattias Guyomar, judges, and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 September 2018 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Natalya Vasilyevna Burlytskaya , was born in 1974.

The applicant was represented by Mr S.S. Medvedev, a lawyer practising in Lysychansk .

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 2 of the Convention concerning the ineffectiveness of domestic investigation of a traffic accident in which she had been involved were communicated to the Ukrainian 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 17 February 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 19 November 2020 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 16 March 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 22 July 2021 .

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Viktoriya Maradudina Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Acting Deputy Registrar President