FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 64184/13 Mirko LOVRIĆ against Croatia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 27 June 2017 as a Committee composed of:

Kristina Pardalos, President, Ksenija Turković, Tim Eicke, judges,

and Renata Degener, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 14 August 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Mirko Lovrić, is a Croatian national who was born in 1955 and lives in Privlaka. He was represented before the Court by Mr K. Gloković, a lawyer practising in Županja.

The Croatian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms Š. Stažnik.

The applicant ’ s complaints, under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, concerning the alleged unfairness of the administrative pension proceedings, were communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 9 May 2016, sent by registered post, the applicant ’ s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 3 March 2016 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant ’ s representative ’ 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 applicant ’ s representative received this letter on 17 May 2016. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

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 20 July 2017 .

             Renata Degener Kristina Pardalos              Deputy Registrar President