FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 65916/11 Lyudmyla Oleksiyivna BOZHKOVA against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) , sitting on 17 September 2013 as a Committee composed of:

Boštjan M. Zupančič, President, Ann Power-Forde, Helena Jäderblom, judges, and Stephen Phillips , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 12 October 2011 ,

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

Having deliberated , decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant , Ms Lyudmyla Oleksiyivna Bozhkova , is a Ukrainian national , who was born in 1937 and lives in Matviyivka.

The Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent , Mr Nazar Kulchytskyy , of the Ministry of Justice.

The applicant complained under Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention about the length of civil proceedings related to defamation claim. The said proceedings had lasted for 6 years and 7 months before three instances.

On 2 August 2012 and 29 August 2012 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Ukraine in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay her 900 Euros to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses , which will be converted into the national currency of the respondent State 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.

Stephen Phillips Boštjan M. Zupančič Deputy Registrar President