THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 3890/18 Ž olt TOT against Serbia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 19 June 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Pere Pastor Vilanova, President, Branko Lubarda, Georgios A. Serghides, judges,

and Stephen Phillips , Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 9 January 2018,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Žolt Tot, is a Serbian national, who was born in 1976 and lives in Bečej. He was represented before the Court by Mr N. Kosanović, a lawyer practising in Bečej.

The Serbian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms N. Plav š ić.

The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the length of his criminal proceedings.

On 4 April 2018 and 8 May 2018 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Serbia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him EUR 3,600 (three thousand six hundred euros) t o cover any non-pecuniary damage, less any amounts which may have already been paid in that regard at the domestic level, as well as EUR 500 (five hundred euros), to cover any costs and expenses , which sums will be converted into local currency at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be free of any taxes that may be applicable. These sums 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 12 July 2018 .

             Stephen Phillips Pere Pastor Vilanova Registrar President