FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 52609/19 Ivan BENETA against Croatia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 21 October 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Erik Wennerström, President, Lorraine Schembri Orland, Ioannis Ktistakis, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 3 October 2019,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

He was represented by Mr I. Močić, a lawyer practising in Split.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the lack of access to a court was communicated to the Croatian Government (“the Government”).

The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Croatia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay him the amount detailed in the appended table. This amount will be converted into Croatian kunas at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay this amount within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake 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 the Protocols thereto 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 18 November 2021.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Erik Wennerström Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention

(no access to judicial review)

Application no. Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration

Amount awarded for non ‑ pecuniary damage and costs and expenses

(in euros) [1]

52609/19

03/10/2019

Ivan BENETA

1955Močić Ivan

Split

16/09/2021

18/09/2021

7,000

[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.