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FOURTH SECTION

CASE OF PASCOI AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA

(Applications nos. 8675/06, 60826/10, 27616/11, 67634/11, 74155/13, 1152/14, 10538/14 and 41786/14)

JUDGMENT

(Revision) [1]

STRASBOURG

31 October 2017

This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision

In the case of P as coi and Others v. Romania , (request for revision of the judgment of 7 January 2016 ),

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section) , sitting as a Committee composed of:

Vincent A. De Gaetano, President, Egidijus KÅ«ris , Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, judges, and Andrea Tamiet t i, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having deliberated in private on 10 October 2017 ,

Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:

PROCEDURE

1 . The case originated in eight applications against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) . The applicants ’ details and the dates of lodging of the applications are set out in the table enclosed as an annex to this judgment .

2 . In a judgment delivered on 7 January 2016 , the Court held that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention on account of the non-enforcement or of the delayed enforcement of domestic judgments given in the applicants ’ favour . The Court also decided that the respondent State shall ensure the enforcement of the domestic decisions concerned and award the applicant s amounts varying between 1,200 and 3,600 euros (EUR) for non-pecuniary damage and EUR 15,000 for costs and expenses .

3 . On 10 and 26 February and 21 March 2016 the Government informed the Court that t he y had learned that the applicants Ileana P as coi , Ionel St ă nescu , Gheorghe Podaru , Victor Soltuz-Mocanu , Dobre Ivan and Manole Grosu had died on 11 August 2011 , 31 October 2010, 5 and 1 8 January 2015, 13 August 2015 and 6 May 2011 respectively . Th e y accordingly requested revision of the judgment within the meaning of Rule 80 of the Rules of Court.

4 . On 28 April 2016 the Court considered the request for revision and decided to give the applicants ’ representatives three weeks in which to submit any observations. No repl y had been received by the Court within the above-mentioned time-limit . In a letter of 13 July 2016 the Government informed the Court that they maintained their request for the revision of the judgment .

THE LAW

THE REQUEST FOR REVISION

5 . Rule 80 of the Rules of Court states, in so far as relevant, as follows:

“A party may, in the event of the discovery of a fact which might by its nature have a decisive influence and which, when a judgment was delivered, was unknown to the Court and could not reasonably have been known to that party, request the Court ... to revise that judgment.

...”

6 . The Government requested revision of the judgment of 7 January 2016 , which t he y had been unable to execute because six of the applicant s had died before the judgment had been adopted. They submitted that they be came aware of this information only i n February 2016. In their view, this ought to be considered a fact of decisive influence which was unknown when the judgment was delivered, within the meaning of Rule 80 . Furthermore, neither the applic ant s ’ representative s nor their legal heir s ever informe d the Court about the applicant s ’ death or of t heir wish to pursue t he proceedings on the applicant s ’ behalf before the delivery of the judgment . Therefore, the Government asked the Court to strike out the case from its list in respect of the deceased applicant s and to amend accordingly the award given under Article 41 of the Convention.

7 . The Court considers that the death s of the above-mentioned applicant s constitute indeed fact s of “decisive influence” on the outcome of the judgment within the meaning of Rule 80 § 1.

8 . The Court further takes note that the applicants in question ha d died before the Court adopted its judgment in the current case. However, their representative s did not infor m the Court about the applicant s ’ death, nor ha ve t he y indicated whether the legal heirs expressed their wish to pursue the proceedings on t he applicants ’ behalf. Furthermore, the Court is prepared to accept that th e s e decisive fact s could not reasonably have been expected to be known to the Government, who gained knowledge of the death s of the applicant s i n February 2016 and filed the request s for revision of the judgment i n February and March 2016, within the time-limit provided for in Rule 80.

9 . In view of the above , the Court accepts the Government ’ s request s for revision of the judgment of 7 January 2016 (see, for instance and mutatis mutandis , Ciorcan and Others v. Romania , nos. 29414/09 and 44841/09, § 9, 17 January 2017) .

10 . The Court further recalls that it has been its practice to strike applications out of the list of cases in the absence of any heir or close relative who has expressed a wish to pursue the application (ibid. , § 10). It further finds no special circumstances relating to respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require it to continue the examination of the application in respect of the applicant s Ileana P as coi , Ionel St ă nescu , Gheorghe Podaru , Victor Soltuz-Mocanu , Dobre Ivan and Manole Grosu .

11 . Accordingly, the application s should be struck out of the Court ’ s list of cases in so far as t hey relate to th e s e applicant s .

FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,

1. Decides to revise the judgment in so far as it relates to the applicant s Ileana Pascoi , Ionel Stănescu , Gheorghe Podaru , Victor Soltuz-Mocanu , Dobre Ivan and Manole Grosu ;

2. Decides to strike the application s out of the list of cases in so far as t hey concern the complaints of the applicant s Ileana Pascoi , Ionel Stănescu , Gheorghe Podaru , Victor Soltuz-Mocanu , Dobre Ivan and Manole Grosu .

Andrea Tamiet t i Vincent A. De Gaetano Deputy Section Registrar President

ANNEX

No.

Application no.

Date of introduction

Applicant name

Date of birth Date of registration

8675/06

17/02/2006

Ileana PASCOI

01/07/1935

Elena HAVA

31/03/1936

60826/10

20/09/2010

(3 applicants)

Constantin RÄ‚DOI

27/10/1944

Raluca Cristina NEGREA GHEORGHIU

25/03/1975

Ioana Georgia Alexandra Mândra GHEORGHIU NEGREA

06/07/1972

27616/11

22/04/2011

VECHEA ASOCIAȚIUNE FUNEBRALĂ ROMNĂ

(Old Romanian Funeral Association)

67634/11

17/10/2011

Elena POPA

12/09/1951

74155/13

16/11/2013

Zorița PISEK

12/01/1935

1152/14

19/12/2013

Ion DRAGOTOIU

13/04/1950

10538/14

23/01/2014

Maria UNGURU

13/08/1952

41786/14

27/05/2014

(188 applicants)

Petrică PODARU

14/11/1956

Viorel ANDREI

27/01/1967

Victor ANGHELATO

28/10/1974

Săndel ANTON

23/10/1969

Aurelia ARAMÄ‚

23/12/1961

Alecu ARBĂNAȘU

24/03/1957

Frusinica ARBĂNAȘU

02/03/1958

Florentin ARICIU

08/12/1956

Marian Costel AVRAM

30/07/1963

Dinel BÄ‚CANU

01/07/1969

Fănica BĂDIN

29/07/1959

Gheorghe BÄ‚DIN

08/06/1956

Leana BÄ‚JENARU

09/11/1953

Daniel BÄ‚LAN

28/09/1971

Angheluță BĂLUȚĂ

13/05/1962

Silvia BARBU

03/01/1969

Aurel BĂTRNU

20/06/1949

Dumitru BĂTRNU

07/09/1956

Ion BECU

02/08/1971

Constantin BȘCEANU

31/03/1955

Gheorghe BOBOC

20/10/1965

Dănuț BOGOS

29/05/1957

Marian BOITOS

22/03/1972

Ion BOLDEANU

18/11/1955

Florin-Radu BORTEANU

16/05/1950

Alexe BOTEA

02/08/1955

Vasile BRATU

04/06/1949

Nicu BUCUR

15/08/1950

George BUF

20/11/1950

Virgil BUF

19/12/1955

Ștefana BUF

20/02/1959

Ionica BUZOIANU

29/08/1965

Victor BUZOIANU

01/04/1957

Costel CÄ‚LIN

03/06/1953

Elena CANCIU

16/01/1961

Gheorghe CANCIU

19/01/1958

Lilica Marinela CANCIU

06/06/1971

Ghiță CANDET

15/08/1946

Marian CRNU

21/05/1953

Voica CATRINA

10/05/1951

Mariana CERNAT

04/07/1967

Dinu CHIOREANU

20/05/1959

Victor CHIOREANU

14/11/1950

Florentin CHIÈšOIU

13/01/1977

Octavian CHIÈšOIU

12/12/1949

Vasile CHITOIU

20/10/1953

Matei CIOCRLAN

26/04/1957

Gheorghe COMÄ‚NOIU

28/01/1952

Aurelian CONSTANTIN

29/04/1966

Constantin CONSTANTIN

16/09/1950

Maria CONSTANTIN

20/07/1954

Marinel CONSTANTIN

12/12/1955

Vasile CONSTANTIN

18/02/1969

Stănel Doru CRĂCIUN

22/08/1962

Vasile CRISTEA

26/09/1949

Rodica CUCU

10/09/1960

Liviu CULACHE

04/02/1971

Vasilică DARIE

05/11/1960

Gheorghe DECIANU

03/03/1956

Neculai DERMENGIU

07/05/1959

Fănel DIMA

21/09/1964

Florentina DINU

09/11/1974

Maria DINU

30/11/1957

Gigel DINULESCU

17/08/1952

Constantin DOBRE

02/04/1959

Tudorel DOBRE

25/11/1969

Victorița DOBRE

04/11/1968

Mariana DRĂGUȘANU

23/12/1967

Gheorghe DRÄ‚GUÈš

22/08/1969

Gheorghe DOBROTÄ‚

21/08/1956

Maria Ecaterina DUDÄ‚U

15/03/1953

Dumitru DUMINICÄ‚

01/01/1953

Valentin Adrian DUMITRU

05/08/1975

Cristache DURBACÄ‚

24/09/1970

Dorian DUÈšU

31/01/1961

Ionel ENACHE

05/05/1971

Mihaela ENACHE

03/01/1973

Alexandru FLOREA

16/01/1958

Marin FRONEA

08/07/1949

Petrica FRONEA

05/09/1952

Victor GEREA

28/09/1955

Virginia GHELT

02/11/1967

Emilia GHILINȚĂ

18/01/1966

Iuliana GHIMPE

13/07/1961

Ilie GHINDÄ‚

05/05/1955

Mihaela-Adelina GHIONU

02/03/1977

Mihai GRIGORE

15/02/1959

Neculai GRIGORE

28/08/1956

Manole GROSU

22/03/1957

Leana CHIBURȚĂ

04/07/1960

Traian HAGIU

27/04/1954

Liliana HORNEÈš

04/06/1969

Marioara ICONARU

05/05/1958

Marioara ILIE

04/06/1965

Vasile ILIE

23/03/1960

Flavian- Ioan IONESCU

17/10/1971

Mădălina -Daniela IONIȚĂ

08/12/1967

Sorin IOSIF

30/04/1975

Camil IOVU

21/08/1962

Ion ISTRATI

13/10/1950

Valentina ISTRATI

16/01/1956

Dobre IVAN

28/12/1953

Stere JIRU

21/04/1964

Gheorghe LEOCÄ‚

18/02/1950

Radu LUPAȘCU

02/07/1955

Jan MANEA

20/07/1956

Petre MANEA

09/06/1959

Nicușor MARCU

25/11/1967

Mița MARIN

29/05/1958

Nicolae -Cicerone MATEI

20/05/1970

Cristina-Maria STAICU

14/05/1979

Fănica MERIȘOR

16/03/1956

Carmen Gina MIHAI

24/04/1964

Constantin MIHALACHE

27/06/1956

Vasile MILEA

29/02/1952

Marinela MIRCEA

23/12/1964

Ene MIRON

06/10/1956

Petrică MITITELU

25/05/1962

Adrian MOCANU

19/12/1966

Nicu MOISE

01/05/1975

Ștefan-Giorgel MOISOIU

23/11/1970

Florentina MOTOC

28/05/1972

Florica MOTOC

29/05/1950

Milică MUMJIEV

02/09/1955

Aurel MUREȘANU

20/08/1956

Neculița NEACȘU

17/06/1955

Nicușoara NEAGU

14/11/1952

Radu NEAGU

15/10/1949

Ion NECULAI

14/12/1970

Lucia Daniela NEGRIȘAN (MOCANU)

02/08/1968

Dumitru NICA

09/05/1956

Gheorghe NISTOR

10/10/1965

Cristinel NIȚĂ

26/02/1973

Rodica NOGHEA

08/04/1957

Ionel OANCEA

02/05/1957

Ion PANTELIMON

01/02/1955

Ion PÄ‚TRÄ‚NOIU

27/03/1949

Demetra -Diana PÄ‚VÄ‚LACHE

02/09/1969

Ioana PETCU

04/02/1952

Toma PETCU

31/05/1953

Adrian PETREA

16/03/1964

Vasile PRLOG

30/07/1951

Gheorghe PODARU

22/01/1971

Virginia PODARU

22/03/1963

Paraschiv POPA

25/02/1967

Mihalcea POPESCU

19/10/1956

Tănțel PORCUȚ

27/06/1969

Gheorghe POTNGĂ

08/04/1954

Florin PUIU

28/01/1974

Marian PURCÄ‚REA

23/10/1970

Toma PURICE

06/11/1956

Costică RĂDULESCU

26/09/1970

Răducan RĂDULESCU

02/06/1950

Vasilică RĂFOIU

27/02/1962

Valeriu Cezar ROBITU

08/12/1975

Mioara ROȘU

30/10/1966

Florentin SECHEL

04/12/1967

Flavian ȘERBAN

11/07/1962

Ionel ȘERBAN

02/09/1969

Victor SOLTUZ MOCANU

29/09/1964

Petrică STAICU

30/09/1959

Cătălin STAMATE

20/06/1972

Viorel STAMATE

08/07/1967

Viorel STAN

18/03/1965

Ionica STANCIU (VASILE)

28/03/1971

Ionel STÄ‚NESCU

03/07/1966

Viorica ȘTIRBEI

22/08/1967

Lucian STOIAN

27/07/1957

Marian STOIAN

17/02/1960

Marin STOICA

01/10/1958

Virgil TĂBRCĂ

03/11/1947

Dobre TÄ‚NASE

09/10/1950

Tache TATU

07/05/1953

Ion TOADER

04/02/1957

Neculina LUPU

14/06/1970

Fănica TRIFU

03/12/1966

Nicolaie TUDOR

13/12/1947

Ionică TUDOR

18/01/1952

Liliana URSE

28/07/1961

Daniela VASILE

06/11/1967

Fănica VLAD

24/08/1961

Cristian VOICU

10/02/1961

Ionuţ VOICU

14/11/1980

Mariana VOICU

01/01/1961

George ZAINEA

23/10/1958

Iuliana ZECA

22/04/1968

Costică VLAD

01/12/1960

Mohamed MOUMENE

28/06/1959

[1] . Revision of the judgment of 7 January 2016.

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