FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 77170/12 Nina Mykolayivna POLYAKOVA and Oleksandr Ivanovych POLYAKOV against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 30 March 2017 as a Committee composed of:

Vincent A. De Gaetano, President, Egidijus KÅ«ris, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, judges,

and Karen Reid, Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on the date indicated in the appended table,

Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases, and the applicants ’ reply to this declaration,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants ’ details are set out in the appended table.

The applicants ’ complaints under Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of civil proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) .

After unsuccessful friendly-settlement negotiations, the Government submitted a declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application.

The Government acknowledged the excessive length of civil proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law. They offered to pay the applicants the amount detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amount would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court ’ s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned 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 applicants informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declaration.

THE LAW

The Court finds that, following the applicants ’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the case should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.

It therefore 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 the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the 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 4 May 2017 .

Karen Reid Vincent A. De Gaetano Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention

(excessive length of civil proceedings and lack of any effective remedy in domestic law)

No.

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant name

Date of birth

Date of receipt of Government ’ s declaration

Date of receipt of applicant ’ s acceptance

Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

per applicant

(in euros) [i]

77170/12

24/11/2012

Nina Mykolayivna Polyakova

11/12/1951

Oleksandr Ivanovych Polyakov

02/02/1953

01/10/2014

17/02/2017

810[i] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.