THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 16231/17 Å tefan BUCHA against Slovakia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 2 June 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Dmitry Dedov, President, Alena Poláčková , Gilberto Felici , judges,

and Olga Chernishova, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 20 February 2017,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Štefan Bucha , is a Slovak national, who was born in 1955 and lives in Žilina .

The Slovak Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms M. Pirošíková .

The applicant complained, under Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention, of the excessive length of civil proceedings and of the lack of any effective remedy in the domestic law.

On 13 March and 23 April 2020 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Slovakia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him EUR 6,000 (six thousand euros) to cover any and all damage, which will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook 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 its Protocols 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 25 June 2020 .

{ Olga Chernishova Dmitry Dedov Deputy Registrar President