FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 52968/09 Vasile TÄ‚NASE against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 17 December 2015 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 22 September 2009,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Vasile Tănase, is a Romanian national, who was born in 1947 and lives in Focșani.

The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs C. Brumar, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the length of criminal proceedings in which he was involved.

This complaint was communicated to the Government, who submitted their proposal to secure the case by way of friendly settlement alongside a declaration of friendly settlement. The proposal and declaration were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his position. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter. The Government subsequently submitted a unilateral declaration that was also forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his comments. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 14 September 2015, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his comments had expired on 28 July 2015 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 applicant received this letter on 24 September 2015. 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 14 January 2016 .

Karen Reid Vincent A. De Gaetano Registrar President