Resolution CM/ ResDH ( 2016)134 Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Dumitru Popescu (No. 2) against Romania

Application No.

Case

Judgment of

Final on

71525/01

DUMITRU POPESCU No. 2

26/04/2007

26/07/2007

(Adopted by the Committe e of Ministers on 7 June 2016 at the 1259th meeting of the Ministers ’ Deputies)

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;

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, and noting that no award of just satisfaction was made by the Court in the present case (see document DH-DD(2015)1195 );

Having noted the assurances given by the Romanian authorities that, in the framework of the execution of the judgment of the European Court in the case of Bucur and Toma , they will continue their efforts to bring the legal framework governing secret surveillance measures justified by reasons of national security in compliance with the Convention requirements;

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.