SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 71075/17 Momčilo STJEPOVIĆ

against Montenegro

( s ee appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 3 September 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Arnfinn BÃ¥rdsen , President,

Darian Pavli,

Peeter Roosma, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 September 2017 ,

Having regard to the formal declaration s accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant ’ s details are set out in the appended table. He was represented by Ms S. Urošević , a lawyer practising in Nik š i ć .

The applicant ’ s complaint concerning a violation of his integrity and reputation caused by unlawful actions of a State body was communicated to the Montenegrin Government (“the Government”) under Article 8 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.

The Court received the friendly-settlement declaration under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Montenegro in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay him the amount detailed in the appended table. This amount will 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 undertake 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 LAW

The Court 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 a 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 24 September 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Arnfinn BÃ¥rdsen Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 8 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention

( i nsufficient or manifestly unreasonable justification of court decisions, i nterference with the right to property )

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant ’ s name

Date of birth

Representative ’ s name and location

Date of receipt of the Government ’ s declaration

Date of receipt of the applicant ’ s declaration

Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

(in euros) [1]

71075/17

21/09/2017

Momčilo STJEPOVIĆ

27/06/1947

Urošević Sonja

Nikšić

01/06/2020

06/07/2020

4,500

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