FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 56103/15 Marius Gabriel IACOB against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 17 October 2017 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 3 November 2015,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. The applicant, Mr Marius Gabriel Iacob, is a Romanian national, who was born in 1983 and is detained in Gala ţ i Prison.

2. The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of his detention which, inter alia , led to his contracting tuberculosis were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who were represented by their Agent, Ms C. Brumar, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. By letters dated 28 March 2017 and 25 July 2017, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 9 May 2017 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant ’ s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The Court ’ s letters remained unclaimed and no response has been received.

THE LAW

4. The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his 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 9 November 2017 .

Andrea Tamietti Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque              Deputy Registrar President