FINAL RESOLUTION DH (97) 377

HUMAN RIGHTS

APPLICATION No. 21154/93

HÖFLER AGAINST AUSTRIA

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 17 September 1997

at the 599th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 32 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),

Having regard to the Interim Resolution DH (96) 160, adopted in the case of Höfler against Austria (Application No. 21154/93) in which the Committee of Ministers decided that there had been in this case a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention and to make public the report of the European Commission of Human Rights;

Whereas the Committee of Ministers examined the proposals made by the Commission when transmitting its report as regards just satisfaction to be awarded to the applicant, proposals supplemented by a letter of the President of the Commission dated 3 December 1996;

Whereas, at the 585th meeting of the Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, agreeing with the Commission's proposals, held, by decision adopted on 19 March 1997, in accordance with the provisions of Article 32, paragraph 2, of the Convention, that the Government of Austria was to pay the applicant as just satisfaction, within three months, the sum of 40 000 Austrian schillings in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 10 000 Austrian schillings in respect of costs and expenses, namely a total sum of 50 000 Austrian schillings, and that interest should be payable on any unpaid sum at the statutory rate applicable on the date of this decision, it being understood that the interest would accrue from the expiry of the time-limit until full payment was placed at the disposal of the applicant;

Whereas the Committee of Ministers invited the Government of Austria to inform it of the measures taken following its decisions of 15 May 1996 and 19 March 1997, having regard to Austria's obligation under Article 32, paragraph 4, of the Convention to abide by them;

Whereas, during the examination of the case by the Committee of Ministers, the Government of Austria accordingly indicated that the Commission's report as well as the Committee of Ministers' decisions had been sent out to the courts directly concerned;

Whereas the Committee of Ministers satisfied itself that the Government of Austria paid on 13 May 1997 the applicant, within the time-limit set, the total sum of 50 000 Austrian schillings as just satisfaction,

Declares, having taken note of the measures taken by the Government of Austria, that it has exercised its functions under Article 32 of the Convention in this case.