Resolution ResDH(2005) 82

concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 26 November 2002 (Friendly settlement) in the case of Varga against the Slovak Republic

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 July 2005 at the 933rd meeting of the Ministers ' Deputies)

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 as amended by P rotocol No. 11 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),

Having regard to the final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Varga case delivered on 22 November 2002 and transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers under Article 46 of the Convention;

Recalling that the case originated in an application (No. 41384/98) against the Slovak Republic, lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights on 13 January 1998, under former Article 25 of the Co n vention, by Mr Å tefan Varga , a Slovakia n national, and that the Court, seised of the case under Article 5, paragraph 2, of P rotocol No. 11, declared admissible the complaint relating to the excessive length of certain criminal proceedings and to the absence of effective remedies in this respect;

Whereas in its judgment of 22 November 2002 the Court, after having taken formal note of a 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 the 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 the above-mentioned friendly settlement it was agreed that the Government of the Slovak Republic would pay the applicant, the global sum of 130,000 Slovakia n korunas in respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages and of costs and expenses, within three months as from the delivery of the judgment;

Recalling that Rule 43, paragraph 3, of the Rules of the Court (former Article 44, paragraph 2) provides that the striking out of a case which has been declared admissible shall be effected by means of a judgment which the P resident shall forward 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 regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of Ministers concerning the application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention;

Having satisfied itself that on 27 February 2003 the government of the respondent state had paid the applicant the sum provided for in the friendly settlement and that no other measure was required in the present case to conform to the Court ' s judgment,

Declares, after having examined the information supplied by the Government of the Slovak Republic, that it has exe r cised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case.