SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 67967/10 Péter Gábor KOVÁCS against Hungary

The European Court of Human Rights ( Second Section ), sitting on 21 April 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Helen Keller , President, András Sajó , Robert Spano , judges,

and Abel Campos , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 9 November 2010 ,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Péter Gábor Kovács , is a Hungarian national, who was born in 1971 and lives in Baja. He was represented before the Court by Ms M. Regász , a lawyer practising in Budapest .

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

The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention about the length of judicial review proceedings concerning a disciplinary measure.

On 16 and 23 March 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 750 (seven hundred fifty 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 28 May 2015 .

Abel Campos Helen Keller Deputy Registrar President