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PUDAS CASE

Doc ref: 10426/83 • ECHR ID: 001-55457

Document date: October 26, 1988

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PUDAS CASE

Doc ref: 10426/83 • ECHR ID: 001-55457

Document date: October 26, 1988

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The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 54 (art. 54) of

the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental

Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the convention"),

Having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in

the Pudas case, delivered on 27 October 1987 and transmitted the same

day to the Committee of Ministers;

Recalling that the case originated in an application against the

Kingdom of Sweden lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights

on 30 March 1983 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the convention by

Mr Bengt Pudas, a Swedish citizen, who complained that the revocation

of a licence he held to transport persons on specified interurban

routes violated Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (P1-1) to the convention,

and that there had also been a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1

(art. 6-1), of the convention in that he had no possibility of having

the revocation of his licence reviewed by a court, as well as of

Article 13 (art. 13) of the convention in that he had no effective

remedy against the decision to revoke his licence;

Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the Commission

on 13 March 1986;

Whereas in its judgment of 27 October 1987 the Court unanimously:

- held that Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), of the convention

applied in the instant case;

- held that Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1), had been violated;

- held that it was not necessary also to examine the case either under

Article 13 (art. 13) of the convention or under Article 1 of

Protocol No. 1 (P1-1);

- held that the respondent state was to pay to the applicant, in

respect of non-pecuniary damage, 20 000 Swedish crowns and, in respect

of costs and expenses, 56 100 Swedish crowns, less 2 720 French francs

to be converted into Swedish crowns at the rate applicable on the date

of delivery of the judgment;

- rejected the remainder of the claim for just satisfaction;

Having regard to the Rules adopted by the Committee of Ministers

concerning the application of Article 54 (art. 54) of the convention;

Having invited the Government of Sweden to inform it of the measures

which had been taken in consequence of the judgment, having regard to

its obligation under Article 53 (art. 53) of the convention to abide

by it;

Whereas, during the examination of the case by the Committee of

Ministers, the Government of Sweden gave the Committee information

about the measures taken in consequence of the judgment, which

information appears in the appendix to this resolution;

Having satisfied itself that the Government of Sweden has paid to the

applicant the sums provided for in the judgment,

Declares, after having taken note of the information supplied by the

Government of Sweden, that it has exercised its functions under

Article 54 (art. 54) of the convention in this case.

Appendix to Resolution DH (88) 16

Information provided by the Government of Sweden

during the examination of the Pudas case before

the Committee of Ministers

Under the terms of the Act of 21 April 1988 on judicial review of

certain administrative decisions, administrative decisions relating to

the application of legal provisions referred to in Chapter 8,

sections 2 and 3, of the Instrument of Government shall henceforth, at

the request of a private subject party to the proceedings, be subject

to review by the Supreme Administrative Court. The Court shall review

whether the decision in the case concerned is contrary to any legal

rule.

Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 8 of the Instrument of Government refer to

provisions about the personal status of private subjects, about their

personal and economic interrelationships, about their obligations to

the community and about other interferences with their personal or

economic situation. The new Act therefore applies inter alia to

decisions to revoke a transport licence.

The Act of 21 April 1988 entered into force on 1 June 1988 and shall

apply during an initial trial period to administrative decisions taken

between 1 June 1988 and 31 December 1991.

The sum of 73 229 Swedish crowns (that is 76 100 Swedish crowns less

2 720 French francs) was paid to the applicant on 28 November 1987.

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