FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 29430/09 Gorgi VELJANOV and others against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 6 October 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Elisabeth Steiner, President, Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, judges, and André Wampach, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 22 May 2009,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The Macedonian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr K. Bogdanov.

The applicants complained under Article 6 of the Convention about access to a court and length of civil proceedings for debt.

These complaints were communicated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 7 Mat 2015, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 2 March 2015 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants ’ 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 applicants received this letter on 2 June 2015. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their 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 29 October 2015 .

             André Wampach Elisabeth Steiner Deputy Registrar President

Appendix