FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 27374/06 Aleksandr Yevgenyevich ZHUCHKOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 3 July 2012 as a Committee composed of:

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos , President, Anatoly Kovler , Erik Møse , judges, and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 11 May 2006,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Zhuchkov , is a Russian national, who was born in 1960 and lives in Moscow .

The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin , the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.

The applicant complained under Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 about the lengthy failure of the courts to consider his lawsuit.

On 2 March 2012 the Court received friendly settlement declaration signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Russia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 38,000 Russian roubles (936 euros ) to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Further, the Government undertook to reimburse the applicant any payable tax.

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 (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention).

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.

André Wampach Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos              Deputy Section Registrar President