THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 30196/17 GENERAL CLINIC LYSIMACHOS GRIGOR. SARAFIANOS S.A. and Others against Greece

(see appended table)

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

Darian Pavli , President , Ioannis Ktistakis, Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 13 April 2017,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The applicants were represented by Mr E. Katsikis, a lawyer practising in Athens.

The applicants’ complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning excessive formalism on the part of the Supreme Administrative Court was communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 18 April 2023, sent via the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 5 April 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ 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 applicants’ representative received this letter on 19 April 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 Darian Pavli Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

List of Applicants

No.

Applicant’s Name

Place of residence

1.GENERAL CLINIC LYSIMACHOS GRIGOR. SARAFIANOS S.A.

Thessaloniki

2.OLYMPION THERAPEFTIRION GENERAL CLINIC OF PATRAS S.A.

Patra

3.GEORGIOS MELISSOURGOS & CO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - CITY CLINIC

Athens

4.PANAGIA ODIGITRIA GENERAL CLINIC P. BAIZOS LTD

Piraeus

5.OLYMPION IOANINON RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION CENTER S.A.

Patra

6.OLYMPION CHANION RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION CENTER S.A.

Patra

7.NEUROLOGICAL CLINIC V. BALTOUMA LTD

Thessaloniki

8.ASKLEPIEIO CRETE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CENTER S.A.

Heraklion

9.GENERAL CLINIC - IPPOKRATION IDRYMA AGRINIOU S.A.

Agrinio

10.OLYMPION THESSALIAS RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION CENTER S.A.

Patra