PANSITTA AND OTHERS v. ITALY
Doc ref: 79696/13 • ECHR ID: 001-209878
Document date: April 8, 2021
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FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 79696/13 Giacomo PANSITTA and O thers against Italy
(s ee appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 8 April 2021 as a Committee composed of:
Alena Poláčková , President, Péter Paczolay , Gilberto Felici, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 November 2013,
Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicant s is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by Mr A. Saccucci , a lawyer practising in Rome.
The applicants ’ complaints under Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Convention concerning the ban imposed on the Revenue Police ( Guardia di Finanza ) by section 1475 § 2 of the Legislative Decree no. 66/2010 to form trade unions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”) .
THE LAW
The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make a unilateral declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention .
The Government acknowledged the violation of Article 11 of the Convention, until the date of the Constitutional Court ’ s judgement declaring the law at stake partially unconstitutional (judgment no. 120 of 13 June 2018) . They considered that, in this respect, finding the violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction. They also offered to pay the applicants 5,000 euros (EUR) jointly for costs and expenses. The amount s would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court ’ s decision.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.
The applicant s were sent the terms of the Government ’ s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicant s accepting the terms of the declaration.
The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if:
“... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”.
Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicant s wish the examination of the case to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI).
The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the applicants ’ freedom of association (see, for example, Matelly v. France , no. 10609/10, 2 October 2014, Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no. 34503/97, ECHR 2008 and National Union of Belgian Police v. Belgium , 27 October 1975, § 39, Series A no. 19).
Noting the admissions contained in the Government ’ s declaration as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 (c)).
In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the application in the part covered by the unilateral declaration (Article 37 § 1 in fine ).
Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declaration, the application may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention (see Josipović v. Serbia ( dec. ), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008).
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list as regards the complaint raised under Article 11 of the Convention.
The applicant s also raised other complaints under Articles 13 and 14 of the Convention.
The Court has examined the application and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.
It follows that this part of the application must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government ’ s declaration in so far as they concern the complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention, and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;
Decides to strike this part of the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention;
Declares the remainder of the application inadmissible.
Done in English and notified in writing on 29 April 2021 .
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Viktoriya Maradudina Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention
(ban imposed by law on the applicants, members of the Revenue Police ( Guardia di Finanza ), to form trade unions )
Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant ’ s name
Year of birth
Representative ’ s name and location
Date of receipt of Government ’ s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant ’ s comments, if any
Amount awarded for costs and expenses jointly
(in euros) [1]
79696/13
28/11/2013
(397 applicants)
Giacomo PANSITTA
1971Nicola D ’ ALBA
1976Carmine FERRANTE
1970Francesco MAZZOCCHI
1971Gianluca SUNDA
1967Tommaso TODARO
1968Francesco ZAVATTOLO
1971Nunzio ABATE
1964Gianluca ACQUAVIVA
1968Antonio ADDESSE
1976Marcello ADINOLFI
1966Roberto AGASUCCI
1969Cosimo Vito ALBANO
1958Pierluigi ALBERTINI
1967Luigi ALEARDI
1972Rocco ALESSIO
1967Claudio AMATO
1965Giorgio ANGELINO
1981Lucio ANNARUMMA
1973Nicola APICELLA
1964Pierpaolo ARNOLD
1967Luigi ARZANO
1985Nicola BALBO
1981Danilo BALDONI
1972Giovanni BARRALE
1964Basilio BARRECA
1964Bruno BARTOLONI
1964Luca BARTALONI
1964Alessio BASILI
1974Leandro BATTAGLIA
1970Giulio BATTAGLINI
1968Manuel Maria BELISARDI
1979Nicola BELLOPEDE
1969Dino BERALDO
1967Sergio BERNARDINI
1971Franco BERTAGNOLLI
1963Antonio BEVACQUA
1967Cesare BIANCHI
1961Christian BIANCO
1978Alessandro BIZZARRI
1975Gaetano BLASI
1977Marco BOCCACCI
1962Luca BOERO
1975Mauro BORGHINO
1970Mauro BORRELLI
1979Giovanni BORSCI
1960Luigi BRAMATO
1964Carmelo BUCCA
1963Giovanni BUONAIUTO
1968Filippo CADDEO
1978Salvatore CAIAZZA
1975Luca CAIONE
1966Giovanni CALABRESE
1975Rosario CALANDRINO
1985Massimo CALATI
1970Francesco CALENZO
1976Stefano CALLAI
1976Raffaele CAMBERLINGO
1964Bartolomeo CAMMARINO
1977Emanuele Concetto CAMPAGNA
1990Riccardo CAMPANELLI
1972Pasquale CANNAVACCIUOLO
1972Roberto CANNAVALE
1964Aristide CANOVA
1974Enrico CANTA
1978Raffaele CAPASSO
1970Piercarlo CAPPELLINO
1960Patrick CAPRI
1971Davide CARANNANTE
1972Tommaso CARBONE
1973Michele Antonio CARETTO
1957Antonio CARFORA
1969Massimo CARLESI
1965Claudio CARLINI
1974Giuseppe CAROLI
1972Luigi CARROZZO MAGLI
1965Giuseppe CASAMASSIMA
1984Luigi Matteo CASCAVILLO
1970Arcangelo CASO
1973Stefano CASTELLI
1963Stefania CASTRICONE
1973Gennaro Ciro CAVALIERE
1981Amedeo Salvatore CELENTANO
1967Giuseppe CERCHIO
1981Vincenzo CETANI
1958Loris CHIARAMELLO
1966Mario CHIOCCINI
1966Vittorio CICCHIELLO
1976Luca CICERO
1972Francesco CILIONE
1981Giuseppe CIMINO
1975Agostino CIMMINO
1970Francesco CIOLA
1962Domenico CIPOLLA
1975Massimo CIPOLLA
1970Vincenzo CLEMENTE
1974Salvatore COLANGELO
1971Piero COLAZZO
1965Roberto COLETTA
1974Alessandro COMITINI
1964Raffaele Marco CONCAS
1974Antonino CONIGLIO
1972Alessandro COPPOLA
1978Angela COPPOLA
1984Massimo CORCHIA
1966Giovanni Angelo CORDOVA
1965Davide CORSARO
1973Francesco COSCIA
1975Massimo COSTA
1973Salvatore COZZOLINO
1968Giuseppe CROCAMO
1972Maurizio CUCCI
1970Giovanni CULICI
1969Luigi CUOMO
1971Patrizio CUOMO
1964Pierangelo CURRI
1981Luca D ’ APOLLONIO
1975Felice D ’ AURIA
1970Franco D ’ AVANZO
1968Marco D ’ ADDIO
1975Ugo Raffaele DALLERICE
1957Giuseppe D ’ ERCHIE
1959Rosario DE DOMINICIS
1962Ippazio DE MATTEIS
1964Domenico DE PINTO
1962Corrado DE RUVO
1961Antonio DE VENEZIA
1961Domenico DEL SORBO
1962Dario DELLA PORTA
1970Giorgio DENARO
1969Daniele DI CHIO
1963Enrico DI DIO
1975Rocco DI FILIPPO
1972Cosimo DI FONZO
1970Felice Ruggero DI LELLO
1974Vincenzo DI MATTEO
1958Pasquale DI NARDO
1970Emiliano DI SEGNA
1973Angelo DITTA
1973Donatello DODARO
1972Angelo EFRATI
1974Antonino ESPOSITO
1975Leondino ESPOSITO
1972Michele ESPOSITO
1969Stefano FALCONE
1969Paolo FALZETTI
1964Domenico FARETRA
1964Francesco FARINA
1967Roberto FEDELE
1967Cristiano FEDERICI
1970Natalino FERRI
1960Paolo FESTA
1983Giuseppe FILIPPO
1972Maurizio FILIPPONE
1969Paolo FINETTI
1967Roberto FIORI
1974Stefano FOIANO
1957Gianluca FORCELLINO
1973Joseph FORGIONE
1968Pasquale FRANCIOSO
1971Donato FRATIANNI
1968Massimo FUSCO
1975Antonio FUSILLI
1960Manielo GALASSO
1975Giuseppe GALLINA
1969Armando GALLUCCI
1972Alberico GAMBINO
1962Salvatore GENOVESE
1973Luciano GERVASI
1962Antonio GIANNUZZI
1958Giuseppe GIORDANO
1964Basilio GIUFFRIDA
1957Paolo GOZZERINI
1963Vincenzo GRASSO
1966Teresa GRAVANTE
1982Marco GRAZIANO
1969Raffaele GRAZIANO
1975Marco GRAZIOLI
1961Martino GRECO
1974Michele GUERRA
1977Gaetano GUERRIERO
1963Alessandro GUTTUSO
1977Cleto IAFRATE
1966Antonio IEZZI
1970Gaetano INSINNA
1964Massimo LA GATTA
1974Giovanni LAI
1975Davide LANFRANCO
1975Gianni LASTELLA
1959Michele LAURO
1971Simone LEDDA
1976Rosario Antonio LEONARDO
1968Massimo Verdo LEONETTI
1972Diego Mario LIBERTO
1968Filippo LO PRESTI
1969Silvestro LO PRESTI
1963Davide LODDO
1976Massimo LOFFREDI
1967Antonio LOMBARDI
1969Vincenzo LOMBARDO
1957Luigi LOSASSO
1963Giovanni MAGLIE
1969Giovanni MAGLIOLI
1978Arnaldo MALVASO
1959Roberto MANCINI
1971Vincenzo MANDARANO
1965Marco MANGIACAPRA
1984Giacomo MANNINO
1975Bruno MARENCO
1967Alessandro MARGIOTTA
1963Andrea MARONGIU
1972Alessandro MARRA
1979Valerio MARTINO
1967Ignazio MARTIRADONNA
1965Ilenia MARZO
1980Luca MASPERO
1967Maurizio MASSARENTI
1963Biagio MASTRANGELO
1986Vincenzo MATTEO
1961Marco MAURO
1975Giovanni MAZZARELLA
1964Paolo MAZZEO
1973Luigi Antonio MELIS
1969Luca MELLO
1967Sergio MELONI
1979Marco MENEGAZZO
1968Gian Luca MEOLA
1973Giampaolo MERLANO
1966Cirino MICELI
1966Americo MIGLIACCIO
1971Domenico MILANESIO
1962Giovanni MINIERI
1974Angelo MONTRANO
1964Emanuele MORCIANO
1981Mauro MORELLI
1962Alessio MORONI
1977Arturo MOZZILLO
1974Giuseppe MUGNO
1964Salvatore MUNDO
1976Pierluigi MUOIO
1981Giuseppe MURRI
1960Giovanni MUSELLA
1959Graziano NADILE
1968Luciano NAPOLITANO
1964Felice NARDIELLO
1970Raffaele NARDONE
1961Donato NARDUCCI
1973Germano NATRELLA
1970Giuseppe NATUZZI
1971Daniele NEGRO
1974Michele OLIVO
1974Michele Sandokan ORTODOSSO
1976Lorenzo PACELLA
1968Mario PAESANI
1970Luigi PAGLIARO
1973Luigi PALMA
1963Pietro PALMAS
1962Giuseppe PALMISANO
1963Luigi PALUMBO
1966Salvatore Giuseppe PANTALEO
1979Antonio PARADISO
1960Tommaso PARADISO
1972Lucio PARISI
1962Pierpaolo PASCALICCHIO
1978Antonio PATACCOLI
1972Pasquale PATELLA
1978Domenico PAVONE
1966Andrea PERONE
1969Vincenzo PERULLI
1962Mario Vito PESCE
1975Silvio PETRELLI
1969Giovanni PETTERUTI
1970Guglielmo PICCIUTO
1964Pasquale PINTO
1975Mariano PIRAS
1964Fabrizio PISANO
1976Paolo PISCITELLI
1973Matteo PIZZI
1983Francesco POLLIFRONE
1965Rinaldo POMPILI
1960Lorenzo PONTILLO
1977Vincenzo PONZO
1962Renzo PORFIRIO
1960Piero PORTALURI
1975Salvatore POSA
1970Luca POVERO
1972Carmelo PRATICÃ’
1969Nicola PUCILLO
1969Piero PUOZZO
1972Giuseppe QUARTA
1970Giovanni RACANATI
1970Carolina RAFFAELE
1980Luca RAGOZZINO
1972Enrico RAIMONDI
1967Fabrizio RICCHIELLO
1969Vincenzo RICCIARDI
1969Pasquale Maurizio RICCIO
1964Bruno RIPEPI
1970Antonio RIZZO
1973Carlo RIZZO
1970Michele ROCA
1974Christian ROLLI
1973Antonino ROMEO
1972Michele ROMONDIA
1968Emiliano ROSSI
1976Filippo ROVETTO
1967Francesco RUSSO
1975Gaetano RUSSO
1968Mario RUSSO
1961Eugenio SABATINO
1975Orazio SACCÀ
1972Michele SACCO
1969Massimiliano SALCE
1964Attilio SALESE
1967Vincenzo SALZANO
1984Flavio SANNA
1976Simone SANSONI
1972Frank SANTINI
1962Maurizio SANTO
1973Antonio SANTORO
1973Francesco SANTORO
1976Salvatore SAVASTA
1964Cosimo SCARDINO
1957Emanuele SCARSELLETTA
1965Letterio SCILIBERTO
1960Claudio SCRIMIERI
1973Giovanni SEMERARO
1960Gaspare SENA
1972Pierluigi SERRA
1965Antonio SIANO
1965Michele SIRAVO
1979Domenico SISTI
1974Angelo SORECA
1977Salvatore SORRENTINO
1967Giuseppe SOTTILOTTA
1967Marcello SPADA
1975Vincenzo SPIZZIRRI
1969Ernesto STELLA
1969Vincenzo STELLAVATECASCIO
1960Antonio STERPETTI
1967Michele STIMOLA
1963Pasquale STRIANO
1965Gianluca TACCALOZZI
1974Raimondo TAFURI
1970Giancarlo TANCREDI
1963Michele TANTULLI
1975Pietro TAURINO
1967Eliseo TAVERNA
1966Salvatore TERRANOVA
1964Simone TERRERI
1984Luca TESTA
1975Daniele TISCI
1968Giancarlo TOCCI
1960Roberto TOFANELLI
1974Fulvio TOIGO
1968Giuseppe TONDI
1975Michelangelo TONTI
1950Luca TORNELLO
1972Salvatore TORRISI
1977Giuseppe TORTORELLI
1973Pier Luca TOSELLI
1965Mauro TRAMIS
1977Cosimo TRANI
1980Giuseppe TRENTINO
1983Giuseppe TRIA
1972Salvatore TRINX
1960Cesare TROVATO
1978Vincenzo VACCA
1960Luca VALENTE
1967Nicolino VALENTI
1964Domenico VALLEFUOCO
1963Vincenzo Christian VARONE
1976Antonio VECCARI
1971Giovanni VENAFRO
1963Antonio VENTRIGLIA
1979Pietro VENUTOLO
1971Alessandro VERALLI
1977Alessandro VERARDO
1975Fabrizio VERCELLI
1966Giovanni VERNA
1971Giuseppe VIGLIOTTI
1981Pietro Paolo VOLLONO
1963Emilio VOLPE
1956Enrico ZACCARIA
1973Mario ZARRILLO
1953Giovanni Antonio ZITO
1973Fabio Pasquale ZUCCO
1974Maurizio ZUMMO
1961Luca CAMILOTTO
1965Giovanni CUTRUPI
1967Mario SPIGA
1973Marcello COFINI
1963Carmelo VERSACE
1969Gaetano MATRECANO
1960Domenico ZINGARO
1963Massimo IERO
1971Michele MAJORANA
1968Saccucci Andrea
Rome
19/11/2020
07/01/2021
5 , 000 EUR
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant