Resolution CM/ ResDH (2017)135 Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights De Souza Ribeiro against France

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 May 2017 at the 1286 th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

22689/07

DE SOUZA RIBEIRO

13/12/2012

Grand Chamber

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”),

Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation established;

Having regard to the communications provided under Rule No. 9 from the Defenseur des Droits (see document DH-DD(2016)769 ) as well as from Avocats pour la Défense des Droits des Etrangers (ADDE), La Cimade , Groupe d’Information et de Soutien aux Immigrés (GISTI) and Ligue des Droits de l’Homme , together with the responses from the government (see documents DH-DD(2014)339 , DH-DD(2014)608 , DH-DD(2016)119 , and DH-DD(2016)818 );

Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:

- of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum ; and

- of general measures preventing similar violations;

Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;

Having examined the action report provided by the government indicating the measures adopted in order to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2017)156 );

Noting that the general measures adopted by the authorities, in particular the introduction of a remedy with a suspensive effect, have had a positive impact on the problem of expeditious expulsion of aliens highlighted in this case;

Having satisfied itself that all the measures required by Article 46, paragraph 1, have been adopted,

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and

DECIDES to close the examination thereof.