FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 7899/12 Alena Viktorovna GNATENKO and Valentina Ivanovna GNATENKO against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 6 June 2019 as a Committee composed of:

Yonko Grozev , President, Ganna Yudkivska , André Potocki , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 31 August 2011 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Ms Alena Viktorovna Gnatenko and Ms Valentina Ivanovna Gnatenko , were born in 1987 and 1956 respectively, and live in Yalta, Crimea.

The applicants ’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the lack of reasons in the domestic courts ’ decisions were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) .

By letter dated 15 October 2018, sent by DHL, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations on admissibility and merits of the application had expired on 12 July 2018 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants ’ 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. According to the DHL tracking system the applicants received the letter on 19 October 2018. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, t he Court concludes that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued 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 27 June 2019 .

Liv Tigerstedt Yonko Grozev Acting Deputy Registrar President