SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 50622/21 Sabrina FATORIĆ BERTOVIĆ against Croatia

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 31 August 2023 as a Committee composed of:

Frédéric Krenc , President , Diana Sârcu, Davor Derenčinović , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 8 October 2021,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Sabrina Fatorić Bertović, was born in 1983. She was represented by Mr V. Marčan, a lawyer practising in Umag.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the lack of impartiality was communicated to the Croatian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit her own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 15 May 2023, sent to the applicant’s representative through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of her observations had expired on 3 April 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant’s representative downloaded that letter on 15 May 2023. However, no response has followed.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 21 September 2023.

Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc Acting Deputy Registrar President