THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 12961/07 Varvara Nikolayevna KIM and Sergey MA against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 29 May 2018 as a Committee composed of:

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

and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 February 2007,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants, Ms Varvara Nikolayevna Kim and Mr Sergey Ma, are Russian nationals, who were born in 1923 and 1956 respectively and live in Khabarovsk.

The applicants ’ complaint concerning delay in the enforcement of judgments in their favour was communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who were represented initially by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights, and then by his successor in that office, Mr M. Galperin.

By letter of 26 October 2017, sent by registered post, the Registry reminded the applicants that the period allowed for submission of their observations on the admissibility and merits of the application in reply to those of the Government had expired on 20 September 2017 and that no extension of time had been requested. Their attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. The letter was returned to the Registry as unclaimed.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their application, within the meaning of 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

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 21 June 2018 .

FatoÅŸ Aracı Branko Lubarda              Deputy Registrar President