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CASE OF ELETTRODIFFUSION S.p.a. v. ITALY

Doc ref: 24036/94 • ECHR ID: 001-12

Document date: December 12, 1995

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CASE OF ELETTRODIFFUSION S.p.a. v. ITALY

Doc ref: 24036/94 • ECHR ID: 001-12

Document date: December 12, 1995

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In the case of Elettrodiffusion S.p.a. v. Italy (1),

The Screening Panel of the European Court of Human Rights,

constituted in accordance with Article 48 para. 2 (art. 48-2) of the

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

("the Convention") and Rule 26 of Rules of Court B (2),

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Notes by the Registrar

1. The case is numbered 78/1995/584/670. The first number is the

case's position on the list of cases referred to the Court in the

relevant year (second number). The last two numbers indicate the

case's position on the list of cases referred to the Court since its

creation and on the list of the corresponding originating applications

to the Commission.

2. Rules of Court B, which came into force on 2 October 1994, apply

to all cases concerning the States bound by Protocol No. 9 (P9).

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Sitting in private at Strasbourg on 22 November 1995, and

composed of the following judges:

Mr Thór Vilhjálmsson, Chairman,

Mr F. Gölcüklü,

Mr C. Russo,

and also of Mr H. Petzold, Registrar,

Having regard to the application against the Italian Republic

lodged with the Court on 15 September 1995 by Elettrodiffusion S.p.a.,

a company registered in that State, within the three-month period laid

down by Article 32 para. 1 and Article 47 (art. 32-1, art. 47) of the

Convention;

Whereas Italy has recognised the compulsory jurisdiction of

the Court (Article 46 of the Convention) (art. 46) and ratified

Protocol No. 9 (P9) to the Convention, Article 5 (P9-5) of which amends

Article 48 (art. 48) of the Convention so as to enable a person,

non-governmental organisation or group of individuals having lodged a

complaint with the European Commission of Human Rights ("the

Commission") to refer the case to the Court;

Noting that the present case has not been referred to the

Court by either the Government of the respondent State or the

Commission under Article 48 para. 1 (a) or (d) (art. 48-1-a,

art. 48-1-d) of the Convention;

Having regard to the Commission's report of 11 April 1995 on

the application (no. 24036/94) lodged with the Commission by the

applicant company on 12 July 1993;

Whereas the applicant company complained of the length of

proceedings in an Italian civil court, to which it is a party, and

alleged a breach of Article 6 para. 1 (art. 6-1) of the Convention,

under which "In the determination of his civil rights and obligations

..., everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by

[a] ... tribunal ...";

Whereas the applicant company, in specifying the object of its

application, as required by Rule 34 para. 1 (a) of Rules of Court B,

stated that it sought a decision by the Court holding that there had

been a breach of Article 6 para. 1 (art. 6-1) of the Convention on

account of the length of the proceedings in issue;

Having regard to Article 48 (art. 48) of the Convention and

Rule 34 paras. 1 (a), 3 and 4 of Rules of Court B,

1. Finds that

(a) the case raises no serious question affecting the

interpretation or application of the Convention, as the Court

has already established case-law on the "reasonable time"

requirement in Article 6 para. 1 (art. 6-1) of the

Convention; and

(b) the case does not, for any other reason, warrant

consideration by the Court as, in the event of a finding that

there has been a breach of the Convention, the Committee of

Ministers of the Council of Europe can award the applicant

company just satisfaction, having regard to any proposals

made by the Commission;

2. Decides, therefore, unanimously, that the case will not be

considered by the Court.

Done in English and in French, and notified in writing on

12 December 1995 pursuant to Rule 34 para. 4 of Rules of Court B.

Signed: THÓR VILHJÁLMSSON

Chairman

Signed: Herbert PETZOLD

Registrar

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