FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 63258/17 Heinrich Hermann KLATT against Germany

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 10 July 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Yonko Grozev , President, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer , Lado Chanturia , judges,

and Milan Blaško , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 24 August 2017,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicant, Mr Heinrich Hermann Klatt , is a German national, who was born in 1927 and lives in Soderstorf . He was represented before the Court by Mr S. Jäkel , a lawyer practising in Lüneburg .

2. The German Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr H.-J. Behrens of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.

3. The applicant complained under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 and under Article 14 of the Convention in conjunction with Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 about the refusal of the German authorities to grant an exemption from hunting under Article 6a of the Federal Hunting Act ( Bundesjagdgesetz ) for a property that was owned by a community of heirs, which the applicant was part of.

4. On 14 November 2017 the application was communicated to the Government, who submitted to the Registry their observations on the admissibility and merits of the application. These were forwarded on 26 April 2018 to the applicant, who was invited to submit observations in reply by 8 June 2018.

5. Written submissions were also received from Deutscher Jagdverband e.V . , Deutsche Jagdrechtstag e.V . , Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Jagdgenossenschaften und Eigenjadgbesitzer , and Mr Mark Ganske, who had been granted leave by the Vice ‑ President to intervene as third parties (Article 36 § 2 of the Convention and Rule 44 § 2 of the Rules of Court).

6. On 31 May 2018 the applicant ’ s representative informed the Court, without providing reasons, that the applicant wanted to withdraw the application.

THE LAW

7. In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention or its Protocols, 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.

8. 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.

Done in English and notified in writing on 6 September 2018 .

Milan BlaÅ¡ko Yonko Grozev              Deputy Registrar President