FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 72830/11 Ádám LÖFFLER against Hungary

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 8 September 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Khanlar Hajiyev , President, Julia Laffranque , Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos , judges, and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 November 2011 ,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Ádám Löffler , is a Hungarian national, who was born in 1951 and lives in Komló . He was represented before the Court by Mr Cs. Timár , a lawyer practising in Pécs .

The Hungarian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr Z. Tallódi , Agent, Ministry of Justice.

The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the length of criminal proceedings to which he was a party.

On 22 May and 2 July 2015 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Hungary in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him EUR 3,500 (three thousand five hundred euros ) to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, which will be converted into Hungarian forints 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 1 October 2015 .

André Wampach Khanlar Hajiyev Deputy Registrar President