FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 24047/13 Alin-Narcis GHIGA and Nicolae C ă tălin GABREA against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 6 March 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, President, Egidijus KÅ«ris , Iulia Motoc , judges,

and Andrea Tamietti, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 26 March 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicants, Mr Alin-Narcis Ghiga and Mr Nicolae C ă t ă lin Gabrea , are Romanian nationals, who were born in 1975 and 1980 respectively and live in Voila and F ă g ă ra ş .

2. The applicants ’ complaints concerning their right to respect for their private life under Article 8 of the Convention were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who were represented by their Agent, Ms C. Brumar , of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. The applicants failed to respond to the last Registry ’ s letter of 30 November 2017 (returned undelivered from both applicants), reminding them that the period allowed for submission of their observations in reply had expired on 17 November 2017 and that no extension of time had been requested. Their attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.

THE LAW

4. 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.

5. 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 29 March 2018 .

Andrea Tamietti Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque Deputy Registrar President