FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 39070/19 Adriana ȘIȘU against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 20 May 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Armen Harutyunyan, President, Jolien Schukking, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 11 July 2019 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Adriana Șișu , was born in 1933. She was represented by Ms L. Lupan , a lawyer practising in Bucharest.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning her inability to obtain the restitution of her nationalised property or to secure compensation therefor was communicated to the Romanian 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 followed.

By letter dated 26 February 2021, sent to the applicant by registered post and to her lawyer via the Court’s electronic system of communication (e ‑ comms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 8 December 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 15 March 2021, and her lawyer received it on 28 February 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 10 June 2021 .

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Viktoriya Maradudina Armen Harutyunyan              Acting Deputy Registrar President