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BUKOVA v. UKRAINE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Doc ref: 18662/06;14110/10;17932/09;2506/10;30627/10;37683/10;489/08;5681/09;8553/08 • ECHR ID: 001-115462

Document date: November 27, 2012

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BUKOVA v. UKRAINE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Doc ref: 18662/06;14110/10;17932/09;2506/10;30627/10;37683/10;489/08;5681/09;8553/08 • ECHR ID: 001-115462

Document date: November 27, 2012

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FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 18662/06 Lyudmila Alekseyevna BUKOVA against Ukraine and 8 other applications (see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 27 November 2012 as a committee composed of:

Angelika Nußberger , President, André Potocki , Aleš Pejchal , judges, and Stephen Phillips , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the applications lodged on the dates specified in the annexed table ,

Having regard to the declaration s submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases and the applicants ’ reply to th ose declaration s ,

Having deliberated , decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants are Ukrainian nationals whose names and dates of birth are specified in the annexed table. The Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) wer e represented by their Agent, Mr N. Kultchytskyy , of the Ministry of Justice .

On the dates set out in the annexed table domestic courts delivered judgments according to which the applicants were entitled to various pecuniary amounts or to take certain actions in their favour. The judgments became enforceable. However, the applicants were unable to obtain the enforcement of the judgments in due time because of the authorities ’ failure to take specific budgetary or regulatory measures , or because of the bailiffs ’ omissions .

Relying on various provisions of the Convention, the applicants complained about the lengthy non-enforcement of the judgments given in their favour. Some of the applicants also raised other complaints under the Convention.

THE LAW

1. The Court considers that, in accordance with Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of Court, the applications should be joined, given their common factual and legal background.

2 . T he Government submitted several unilateral declarations with a view to settling the applicants ’ cases . By t he declarations , the Government acknowledged the excessive duration of the enforcement of the applicants ’ judgments and declared that they were ready to pay to the applicants the outstanding judgement debts and the compensation sum s specified in the annexed table. The Government invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases pursuant to Article 3 7 § 1 (c) of the Convention .

The declarations also provided that the compensation sums were to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, would be free of any taxes that might be applicable and would be converted into the national currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement . They would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. In the event of failure to pay these sums within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them from 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 applicants expressed their agree ment with the terms of the Government ’ s declaration s, though some of them questioned the Government ’ s compliance.

The Court finds that following the applicant s ’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government the case s should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.

It therefore 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 applications.

In light of the above the Court considers that the parties have actually reached a friendly settlement concerning the applications. 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 applications. Therefore, they should be struck out of the list in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention which is relevant in the present cases .

For these reasons, the Court unanimously

Decides to join the applications;

Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

             Stephen Phillips Angelika Nußberger Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

No.

Application

no. and date of introduction

Applicant ’ s name , date of birth

(if known)

Domestic judgments about the lengthy non-enforcement of which the applicants complain (date of the judgment and name of the court)

Date of the Government ’ s

unilateral declaration

Compensation offered by the Government ( in euro s )

18662/06

26/04/2006

Lyudmila Alekseyevna BUKOVA

19/01/1947

27 October 1997,

Kramatorsk Court

10 May 2012

2 , 415

489/08

10/12/2007

Mariya Stepanovna ZUBANOVA

01/01/1942

13 October 2003 and 28 January 2004,

Torez Court

10 May 2012

1,530

8553/08

25/01/2008

Raisa Ivanovna YERYGINA

02/04/1941

8 April 2004,

Krasnyy Luch Court

30 May 2012

1,440

5681/09

20/01/2009

Liliya Vladimirovna YANCHUKOVA

20/09/1975

19 April 2006,

Torez Court

10 May 2012

1,080

17932/09

18/03/2009

Nadiya Andriyivna KOLESNYK

195229 November 2007,

Tetiyv Court

1 June 2012

810

2506/10

11/12/2009

Marfa Kupriyanivna SHEVCHUK

12/08/1931

8 April 2009,

Bershady Court

5 April 2012

525

14110/10

25/02/2010

Vasyl Vasylyovych BEGAL

11/01/1966

22 November 200 6 ,

Gorodok Court

5 April 2012

945

30627/10

21/05/2010

Grygoriy Ivanovych PYSAREVYCH

28/10/1946

11 November 2004,

Chervonograd Court

1 June 2012

1,350

37683/10

21/06/2010

Antonina Ivanovna KOLOSOVA

04/12/1962

29 May 2007,

Yevapatoriya Court

11 May 2012

780

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