Resolution CM/ResDH(2022)367

Execution of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

Two cases against Belgium

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 December 2022 at the 1452 nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Application No.

Case

Date of the decision

1030/15+

Marc CLAES AND James VAN DEN BROECK

24/03/2022

71393/13+

Philippe BECKERS AND Udrig VAN DE MERLEN

24/03/2022

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 39, paragraph 4, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of friendly settlements as they appear in the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”),

Considering that in these cases the Court, having taken formal note of the friendly settlements reached by the government of the respondent State and the applicants and having been satisfied that the settlements were based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention or its Protocols, decided to strike these cases from its list;

Having satisfied itself that the terms of the friendly settlements were executed by the government of the respondent State,

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 39, paragraph 4, of the Convention and

DECIDES to close their examination.