FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 49976/13 Thanas DINO against Albania

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 18 October 2016 as a Committee composed of:

Kristina Pardalos, President, Pauliine Koskelo, Tim Eicke, judges

and Renata Degener, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 30 July 2013,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Thanas Dino, is an Albanian national, who was born in 1949 and lives in Gjirokastër.

The Albanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms A. Hicka of the State Advocate ’ s Office.

The applicant complained that there had been a breach of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention on account of the non-enforcement of final court decision given in his favour which ordered the payment of damages as a result of his unfair dismissal from work.

On 12 January 2015 and 5 September 2016 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Albania in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him EUR 6,600 (six thousand six hundred euros) to cover any and all pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be converted into the local currency at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said 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 LAW

The Court 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 its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a 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 10 November 2016 .

             Renata Degener Kristina Pardalos              Deputy Registrar President