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FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 10479/21
Daniele ACAMPORA and Others against Italy
and 7 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 10 November 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President,
Ivana Jelić,
Erik Wennerström, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”).
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention.
The Government acknowledged the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The Government also undertook to ensure the enforcement of the domestic decisions under consideration in the cases concerned (see appended table) within the same three-month period, and to pay any costs of the domestic enforcement proceedings.
The payment and the enforcement of the domestic decisions in the cases concerned will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations.
The Court observes that Article 37 § 1 (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if:
“... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”.
Thus, it may strike out applications under Article 37 § 1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 75‑77, ECHR 2003-VI).
The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions (see, for example, Gaglione and Others v. Italy, nos. 45867/07 and 69 others, 21 December 2010 and Gagliano Giorgi v. Italy, no. 23563/07, 6 March 2012).
Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 (c)).
In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications (Article 37 § 1 in fine).
Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article 37 § 2 of the Convention (see Josipović v. Serbia (dec.), no. 18369/07, 4 March 2008).
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 1 December 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Krzysztof Wojtyczek
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
(non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of “Pinto” domestic decisions)
No. | Application no. | Applicant’s name Year of birth | Representative’s name and location | Relevant domestic decision | Date of receipt of Government’s declaration | Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any | Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros)[1] | Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros)[2] |
10479/21 09/02/2021 (59 applicants) | Daniele ACAMPORA 1960 Massimiliano ATTILI 1965 Giovanni IACHETTA 1947 Lorenzo LEONI 1968 Sergio GIANCASPRO 1962 Massimiliano DI IANNI 1966 Giuseppe ESPOSITO 1961 Alessandro BOGGIANI 1957 Mauro TETI 1963 Alberto DELLAI 1961 Mario RUDA 1967 Giovanni MAIORANA 1964 Pierantonio CENTARO 1962 Antonio Giovanni CALO’ 1962 Giuseppe GUIDA 1952 Salvatore BIANCHINI 1959 Silverio INSOGNA 1964 Salvatore CAPASSO 1964 Raffaele IANNELLA 1965 Nicola SIGNORILE 1969 Antonio MINGOLLA 1955 Luigi FAELLA 1961 Nicola TONTI 1963 Valter UTILI 1960 Nicola Marcello FUSCO 1956 Lorenzo CELLA 1958 Antonio BISOGNO 1947 Liberato GUIDA 1964 Claudio DENTE 1964 Giovanni RENZI 1959 Natale LAUDANI 1960 Rosario MONTEMAGNO 1960 Maurizio ETTORI 1962 Giuliano OLIVIERI 1964 Domenico RAVIDA’ 1965 Giuseppe ANDREOLI 1960 Marco QUATTROCCHI 1966 Luciano APETINO 1967 Umberto PELLEGRINI 1965 Vincenzo NARDIELLO 1966 Franco Maurizio MALTESE 1964 Rosario FERMO 1961 Santo NIGRELLI 1945 Saverio D’ALESSIO 1955 Antonio MAIELLO 1964 Salvatore MILITANO 1962 Adriano DUCA 1966 Angelo OLIVIERO 1961 Maurizio PETTINARI 1960 Pasquale CICALESE 1966 Giuseppe COLAZZO 1960 Lorenzo DE DONATIS 1965 Romano FADDA 1968 Domenico ANASTASIO 1951 Luciano BERNABITI 1956 Michele SESSA 1956 Mauro POZONE 1962 Stefano DELLE MONACHE 1963 Marco BETTINI 1961 | Alunni Marco Rome | Court of Cassation RG 03/09/2015 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
17253/21 23/03/2021 (7 applicants) | Carmela FORINO 1931 Vincenzo PETROSINO 1962 Maria Rosaria PETROSINO 1956 Rosa PETROSINO 1953 Patrizia PETROSINO 1971 Salvatore PETROSINO 1958 Francesco PETROSINO 1960 | D’Alessio Dario Salerno | Naples Court of Appeal RG 1178/2019, 19/09/2019 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
38207/21 20/07/2021 (55 applicants) | Vincenzo ALBANESE 1970 Antonio Giuseppe PIREDDA 1951 Sabatino PAGANO 1963 Massimo ANGELINI 1967 Mauro ANGELINI 1949 Daniele DE PASCALI 1967 Giuseppe ANNUNZIATA 1967 Roberto ARGANESE 1962 Lorenzo FENNI 1964 Roberto BLASETTI 1969 Marco PIERONI 1964 Enzo OSANNA 1970 Celestino LABIANCA 1970 Francesco PALAMARA 1962 Aldo Gabriele NICOLETTI 1954 Giuseppe DI NUZZO 1971 Francesco PELLEGRINO 1972 Mauro ERCOLI 1967 Fabiop D’ERAMO 1972 Giampiero FERRI 1973 Marino SIMONETTI 1972 Fabio SEBASTIANI 1966 Francesco SANTORO 1964 Salvatore CAFARO 1963 Eugenio CAPONE 1959 Mauro CATALANO 1965 Antonio DE BIASIO 1955 Pasquale MANDILE 1969 Roberto Nicola PAVONE 1967 Angelo PESANTE 1961 Gino PETROSELLI 1966 Domenico QUARANTA 1950 Giuseppe QUARANTA 1968 Filippo DE LUCIA 1968 Rolando Luigi D’ANGELO 1948 Adriano POLESI 1952 Angelo MOSCATELLI 1964 Nicola RAINONE 1966 Daniele SPINELLI 1969 Diamante VITO 1966 Nicola PELLECCHIA 1941 Michele BOVINO 1967 Massimo CEDRONI 1968 Massimo CAMPAGNA 1966 Mario CALI’ 1958 Marco CALABRETTA 1967 Antonio BONFITTO 1969 Guido BIANCHI 1968 Rino BORBONE 1968 Giuseppe CIVETTA 1968 Carmine PROIETTI 1955 Vincenzo RICCARDI 1966 Mario RICCOBENE 1966 Franco ROTONDO 1951 Alfredo TUZI 1970 | Abbate Ferdinando Emilio Orte | Perugia Court of Appeal RG 3321/2012, 20/06/2018 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
44438/21 31/08/2021 | Walter TARANTO 1950 | Di Febbraro Agostino Naples | Naples Court of Appeal RG 1873/2018, 25/10/2018 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
45206/21 06/09/2021 | Rosina LONGO 1974 | De Francesco Iolanda Corsano | Potenza Court of Appeal RG 429/15, 15/03/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
47232/21 16/09/2021 | Luigi TEMPORIN GRUER 1932 | Parola Stefania Rome | Roma Court of Appeal RG 52373/17, 06/12/2017 | 07/07/2022 | 01/08/2022 | 200 | 30 | |
54542/21 25/10/2021 (10 applicants) | Eugenio MERULLO 1968 Fabrizio Giuseppe DE SIMONE 1966 Giovanni GRANATA 1966 Oronzo GRECO 1965 Tommaso GRECO 1957 Brizio Leonardo MAZZEI 1970 Luigi MENNILLO 1967 Sergio MERIGHI 1967 Claudio MASCIARELLI 1961 Michele FAVATÀ 1968 | Abbate Ferdinando Emilio Orte | Perugia Court of Appeal RG 3321/2012, 20/06/2018 | 07/07/2022 | 200 | 30 | ||
55201/21 29/10/2021 | Stefano CIOTOLA 1962 | Ruggiero Aurelio Naples | Rome Court of Appeal RG 57849/2011, 24/06/2016 | 07/07/2022 | 11/08/2022 | 200 | 30 |
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
[2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.