Resolution CM /ResDH(2007)140 [1]

Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

Niva against Finland

(Application No. 37730/02 , judgment of 09/01/2007, friendly settlement)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the P rotection 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 judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee once it had become final;

Recalling that the admissible complaint in this case concerned the length of certain civil proceedings which began in 1997 and ended in 2002 (complaint under Article 6, paragraph 1);

Whereas in this case the Court, having taken formal note of friendly settlement reached by the government of the respondent state and the applicant, and having been satisfied that the settlement was based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention or its P rotocols decided, unanimously, to strike this case out of its list and took note of the parties ' undertaking not to request a re-hearing of the case before the Grand Chamber;

Whereas under this friendly settlement it was agreed that the government of the respondent state would pay the applicant a total of 4 244 euros, within three months as from the notification of the judgment;

Recalling that the striking-out of a case which has been declared admissible is effected by means of a judgment which the P resident forwards to the Committee of Ministers once it has become final in order to allow it to supervise, in accordance with Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the execution of any undertakings which may have been attached to the discontinuance, friendly settlement or solution of the matter;

Having invited the government of the respondent state to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with its obligation under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Conve n tion to abide by the judgment;

Having examined the information provided by the government in accordance with the Committee ' s Rules for the application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention;

Having satisfied itself that on 3 April 2007, within the time-limit agreed to under the terms of the friendly settlement, the government of the respondent state paid the applicant the sum provided for in the friendly settlement and that no other measure was required in this case to comply with the Court ' s judgment;

Having examined the information supplied by the government of Finland ,

DECLARES that it has exe r cised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention with respect to the commitments subscribed to in this case and,

DECIDES to close the examination of this case.

[1] Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31 October 2007 at the 1007th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies