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FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 79696/13
Giacomo PANSITTA and Others
against Italy

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 8 April 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková, President,
Péter Paczolay,
Gilberto Felici, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 28 November 2013,

Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the application 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 were represented by Mr A. Saccucci, a lawyer practising in Rome.

The applicants’ complaints under Articles 11, 13 and 14 of the Convention concerning the ban imposed on the Revenue Police (Guardia di Finanza) by section 1475 § 2 of the Legislative Decree no. 66/2010 to form trade unions were communicated to the Italian Government (“the Government”).

THE LAW

The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make a unilateral declaration with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the application in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention.

The Government acknowledged the violation of Article 11 of the Convention, until the date of the Constitutional Court’s judgement declaring the law at stake partially unconstitutional (judgment no. 120 of 13 June 2018). They considered that, in this respect, finding the violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction. They also offered to pay the applicants 5,000 euros (EUR) jointly for costs and expenses. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision.

The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declaration several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declaration.

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 case to be continued (see, in particular, the Tahsin Acar v. Turkey judgment (preliminary objections) [GC], no. 26307/95, §§ 7577, ECHR 2003-VI).

The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the applicants’ freedom of association (see, for example, Matelly v. France, no. 10609/10, 2 October 2014, Demir and Baykara v. Turkey [GC], no. 34503/97, ECHR 2008 and National Union of Belgian Police v. Belgium, 27 October 1975, § 39, Series A no. 19).

Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declaration 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 application (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 application in the part covered by the unilateral declaration (Article 37 § 1 in fine).

Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declaration, the application 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 case out of the list as regards the complaint raised under Article 11 of the Convention.

The applicants also raised other complaints under Articles 13 and 14 of the Convention.

The Court has examined the application and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles 34 and 35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.

It follows that this part of the application must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declaration in so far as they concern the complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention, and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein;

Decides to strike this part of the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention;

Declares the remainder of the application inadmissible.

Done in English and notified in writing on 29 April 2021.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Alena Poláčková
Acting Deputy Registrar President


APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention

(ban imposed by law on the applicants, members of the Revenue Police (Guardia di Finanza), to form trade unions)

Application no.
Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Date of receipt of Government’s declaration

Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any

Amount awarded for costs and expenses jointly

(in euros)[1]

79696/13

28/11/2013

(397 applicants)

Giacomo PANSITTA

1971

Nicola D’ALBA

1976

Carmine FERRANTE

1970

Francesco MAZZOCCHI

1971

Gianluca SUNDA

1967

Tommaso TODARO

1968

Francesco ZAVATTOLO

1971

Nunzio ABATE

1964

Gianluca ACQUAVIVA

1968

Antonio ADDESSE

1976

Marcello ADINOLFI

1966

Roberto AGASUCCI

1969

Cosimo Vito ALBANO

1958

Pierluigi ALBERTINI

1967

Luigi ALEARDI

1972

Rocco ALESSIO

1967

Claudio AMATO

1965

Giorgio ANGELINO

1981

Lucio ANNARUMMA

1973

Nicola APICELLA

1964

Pierpaolo ARNOLD

1967

Luigi ARZANO

1985

Nicola BALBO

1981

Danilo BALDONI

1972

Giovanni BARRALE

1964

Basilio BARRECA

1964

Bruno BARTOLONI

1964

Luca BARTALONI

1964

Alessio BASILI

1974

Leandro BATTAGLIA

1970

Giulio BATTAGLINI

1968

Manuel Maria BELISARDI

1979

Nicola BELLOPEDE

1969

Dino BERALDO

1967

Sergio BERNARDINI

1971

Franco BERTAGNOLLI

1963

Antonio BEVACQUA

1967

Cesare BIANCHI

1961

Christian BIANCO

1978

Alessandro BIZZARRI

1975

Gaetano BLASI

1977

Marco BOCCACCI

1962

Luca BOERO

1975

Mauro BORGHINO

1970

Mauro BORRELLI

1979

Giovanni BORSCI

1960

Luigi BRAMATO

1964

Carmelo BUCCA

1963

Giovanni BUONAIUTO

1968

Filippo CADDEO

1978

Salvatore CAIAZZA

1975

Luca CAIONE

1966

Giovanni CALABRESE

1975

Rosario CALANDRINO

1985

Massimo CALATI

1970

Francesco CALENZO

1976

Stefano CALLAI

1976

Raffaele CAMBERLINGO

1964

Bartolomeo CAMMARINO

1977

Emanuele Concetto CAMPAGNA

1990

Riccardo CAMPANELLI

1972

Pasquale CANNAVACCIUOLO

1972

Roberto CANNAVALE

1964

Aristide CANOVA

1974

Enrico CANTA

1978

Raffaele CAPASSO

1970

Piercarlo CAPPELLINO

1960

Patrick CAPRI

1971

Davide CARANNANTE

1972

Tommaso CARBONE

1973

Michele Antonio CARETTO

1957

Antonio CARFORA

1969

Massimo CARLESI

1965

Claudio CARLINI

1974

Giuseppe CAROLI

1972

Luigi CARROZZO MAGLI

1965

Giuseppe CASAMASSIMA

1984

Luigi Matteo CASCAVILLO

1970

Arcangelo CASO

1973

Stefano CASTELLI

1963

Stefania CASTRICONE

1973

Gennaro Ciro CAVALIERE

1981

Amedeo Salvatore CELENTANO

1967

Giuseppe CERCHIO

1981

Vincenzo CETANI

1958

Loris CHIARAMELLO

1966

Mario CHIOCCINI

1966

Vittorio CICCHIELLO

1976

Luca CICERO

1972

Francesco CILIONE

1981

Giuseppe CIMINO

1975

Agostino CIMMINO

1970

Francesco CIOLA

1962

Domenico CIPOLLA

1975

Massimo CIPOLLA

1970

Vincenzo CLEMENTE

1974

Salvatore COLANGELO

1971

Piero COLAZZO

1965

Roberto COLETTA

1974

Alessandro COMITINI

1964

Raffaele Marco CONCAS

1974

Antonino CONIGLIO

1972

Alessandro COPPOLA

1978

Angela COPPOLA

1984

Massimo CORCHIA

1966

Giovanni Angelo CORDOVA

1965

Davide CORSARO

1973

Francesco COSCIA

1975

Massimo COSTA

1973

Salvatore COZZOLINO

1968

Giuseppe CROCAMO

1972

Maurizio CUCCI

1970

Giovanni CULICI

1969

Luigi CUOMO

1971

Patrizio CUOMO

1964

Pierangelo CURRI

1981

Luca D’APOLLONIO

1975

Felice D’AURIA

1970

Franco D’AVANZO

1968

Marco D’ADDIO

1975

Ugo Raffaele DALLERICE

1957

Giuseppe D’ERCHIE

1959

Rosario DE DOMINICIS

1962

Ippazio DE MATTEIS

1964

Domenico DE PINTO

1962

Corrado DE RUVO

1961

Antonio DE VENEZIA

1961

Domenico DEL SORBO

1962

Dario DELLA PORTA

1970

Giorgio DENARO

1969

Daniele DI CHIO

1963

Enrico DI DIO

1975

Rocco DI FILIPPO

1972

Cosimo DI FONZO

1970

Felice Ruggero DI LELLO

1974

Vincenzo DI MATTEO

1958

Pasquale DI NARDO

1970

Emiliano DI SEGNA

1973

Angelo DITTA

1973

Donatello DODARO

1972

Angelo EFRATI

1974

Antonino ESPOSITO

1975

Leondino ESPOSITO

1972

Michele ESPOSITO

1969

Stefano FALCONE

1969

Paolo FALZETTI

1964

Domenico FARETRA

1964

Francesco FARINA

1967

Roberto FEDELE

1967

Cristiano FEDERICI

1970

Natalino FERRI

1960

Paolo FESTA

1983

Giuseppe FILIPPO

1972

Maurizio FILIPPONE

1969

Paolo FINETTI

1967

Roberto FIORI

1974

Stefano FOIANO

1957

Gianluca FORCELLINO

1973

Joseph FORGIONE

1968

Pasquale FRANCIOSO

1971

Donato FRATIANNI

1968

Massimo FUSCO

1975

Antonio FUSILLI

1960

Manielo GALASSO

1975

Giuseppe GALLINA

1969

Armando GALLUCCI

1972

Alberico GAMBINO

1962

Salvatore GENOVESE

1973

Luciano GERVASI

1962

Antonio GIANNUZZI

1958

Giuseppe GIORDANO

1964

Basilio GIUFFRIDA

1957

Paolo GOZZERINI

1963

Vincenzo GRASSO

1966

Teresa GRAVANTE

1982

Marco GRAZIANO

1969

Raffaele GRAZIANO

1975

Marco GRAZIOLI

1961

Martino GRECO

1974

Michele GUERRA

1977

Gaetano GUERRIERO

1963

Alessandro GUTTUSO

1977

Cleto IAFRATE

1966

Antonio IEZZI

1970

Gaetano INSINNA

1964

Massimo LA GATTA

1974

Giovanni LAI

1975

Davide LANFRANCO

1975

Gianni LASTELLA

1959

Michele LAURO

1971

Simone LEDDA

1976

Rosario Antonio LEONARDO

1968

Massimo Verdo LEONETTI

1972

Diego Mario LIBERTO

1968

Filippo LO PRESTI

1969

Silvestro LO PRESTI

1963

Davide LODDO

1976

Massimo LOFFREDI

1967

Antonio LOMBARDI

1969

Vincenzo LOMBARDO

1957

Luigi LOSASSO

1963

Giovanni MAGLIE

1969

Giovanni MAGLIOLI

1978

Arnaldo MALVASO

1959

Roberto MANCINI

1971

Vincenzo MANDARANO

1965

Marco MANGIACAPRA

1984

Giacomo MANNINO

1975

Bruno MARENCO

1967

Alessandro MARGIOTTA

1963

Andrea MARONGIU

1972

Alessandro MARRA

1979

Valerio MARTINO

1967

Ignazio MARTIRADONNA

1965

Ilenia MARZO

1980

Luca MASPERO

1967

Maurizio MASSARENTI

1963

Biagio MASTRANGELO

1986

Vincenzo MATTEO

1961

Marco MAURO

1975

Giovanni MAZZARELLA

1964

Paolo MAZZEO

1973

Luigi Antonio MELIS

1969

Luca MELLO

1967

Sergio MELONI

1979

Marco MENEGAZZO

1968

Gian Luca MEOLA

1973

Giampaolo MERLANO

1966

Cirino MICELI

1966

Americo MIGLIACCIO

1971

Domenico MILANESIO

1962

Giovanni MINIERI

1974

Angelo MONTRANO

1964

Emanuele MORCIANO

1981

Mauro MORELLI

1962

Alessio MORONI

1977

Arturo MOZZILLO

1974

Giuseppe MUGNO

1964

Salvatore MUNDO

1976

Pierluigi MUOIO

1981

Giuseppe MURRI

1960

Giovanni MUSELLA

1959

Graziano NADILE

1968

Luciano NAPOLITANO

1964

Felice NARDIELLO

1970

Raffaele NARDONE

1961

Donato NARDUCCI

1973

Germano NATRELLA

1970

Giuseppe NATUZZI

1971

Daniele NEGRO

1974

Michele OLIVO

1974

Michele Sandokan ORTODOSSO

1976

Lorenzo PACELLA

1968

Mario PAESANI

1970

Luigi PAGLIARO

1973

Luigi PALMA

1963

Pietro PALMAS

1962

Giuseppe PALMISANO

1963

Luigi PALUMBO

1966

Salvatore Giuseppe PANTALEO

1979

Antonio PARADISO

1960

Tommaso PARADISO

1972

Lucio PARISI

1962

Pierpaolo PASCALICCHIO

1978

Antonio PATACCOLI

1972

Pasquale PATELLA

1978

Domenico PAVONE

1966

Andrea PERONE

1969

Vincenzo PERULLI

1962

Mario Vito PESCE

1975

Silvio PETRELLI

1969

Giovanni PETTERUTI

1970

Guglielmo PICCIUTO

1964

Pasquale PINTO

1975

Mariano PIRAS

1964

Fabrizio PISANO

1976

Paolo PISCITELLI

1973

Matteo PIZZI

1983

Francesco POLLIFRONE

1965

Rinaldo POMPILI

1960

Lorenzo PONTILLO

1977

Vincenzo PONZO

1962

Renzo PORFIRIO

1960

Piero PORTALURI

1975

Salvatore POSA

1970

Luca POVERO

1972

Carmelo PRATICÒ

1969

Nicola PUCILLO

1969

Piero PUOZZO

1972

Giuseppe QUARTA

1970

Giovanni RACANATI

1970

Carolina RAFFAELE

1980

Luca RAGOZZINO

1972

Enrico RAIMONDI

1967

Fabrizio RICCHIELLO

1969

Vincenzo RICCIARDI

1969

Pasquale Maurizio RICCIO

1964

Bruno RIPEPI

1970

Antonio RIZZO

1973

Carlo RIZZO

1970

Michele ROCA

1974

Christian ROLLI

1973

Antonino ROMEO

1972

Michele ROMONDIA

1968

Emiliano ROSSI

1976

Filippo ROVETTO

1967

Francesco RUSSO

1975

Gaetano RUSSO

1968

Mario RUSSO

1961

Eugenio SABATINO

1975

Orazio SACCÀ

1972

Michele SACCO

1969

Massimiliano SALCE

1964

Attilio SALESE

1967

Vincenzo SALZANO

1984

Flavio SANNA

1976

Simone SANSONI

1972

Frank SANTINI

1962

Maurizio SANTO

1973

Antonio SANTORO

1973

Francesco SANTORO

1976

Salvatore SAVASTA

1964

Cosimo SCARDINO

1957

Emanuele SCARSELLETTA

1965

Letterio SCILIBERTO

1960

Claudio SCRIMIERI

1973

Giovanni SEMERARO

1960

Gaspare SENA

1972

Pierluigi SERRA

1965

Antonio SIANO

1965

Michele SIRAVO

1979

Domenico SISTI

1974

Angelo SORECA

1977

Salvatore SORRENTINO

1967

Giuseppe SOTTILOTTA

1967

Marcello SPADA

1975

Vincenzo SPIZZIRRI

1969

Ernesto STELLA

1969

Vincenzo STELLAVATECASCIO

1960

Antonio STERPETTI

1967

Michele STIMOLA

1963

Pasquale STRIANO

1965

Gianluca TACCALOZZI

1974

Raimondo TAFURI

1970

Giancarlo TANCREDI

1963

Michele TANTULLI

1975

Pietro TAURINO

1967

Eliseo TAVERNA

1966

Salvatore TERRANOVA

1964

Simone TERRERI

1984

Luca TESTA

1975

Daniele TISCI

1968

Giancarlo TOCCI

1960

Roberto TOFANELLI

1974

Fulvio TOIGO

1968

Giuseppe TONDI

1975

Michelangelo TONTI

1950

Luca TORNELLO

1972

Salvatore TORRISI

1977

Giuseppe TORTORELLI

1973

Pier Luca TOSELLI

1965

Mauro TRAMIS

1977

Cosimo TRANI

1980

Giuseppe TRENTINO

1983

Giuseppe TRIA

1972

Salvatore TRINX

1960

Cesare TROVATO

1978

Vincenzo VACCA

1960

Luca VALENTE

1967

Nicolino VALENTI

1964

Domenico VALLEFUOCO

1963

Vincenzo Christian VARONE

1976

Antonio VECCARI

1971

Giovanni VENAFRO

1963

Antonio VENTRIGLIA

1979

Pietro VENUTOLO

1971

Alessandro VERALLI

1977

Alessandro VERARDO

1975

Fabrizio VERCELLI

1966

Giovanni VERNA

1971

Giuseppe VIGLIOTTI

1981

Pietro Paolo VOLLONO

1963

Emilio VOLPE

1956

Enrico ZACCARIA

1973

Mario ZARRILLO

1953

Giovanni Antonio ZITO

1973

Fabio Pasquale ZUCCO

1974

Maurizio ZUMMO

1961

Luca CAMILOTTO

1965

Giovanni CUTRUPI

1967

Mario SPIGA

1973

Marcello COFINI

1963

Carmelo VERSACE

1969

Gaetano MATRECANO

1960

Domenico ZINGARO

1963

Massimo IERO

1971

Michele MAJORANA

1968

Saccucci Andrea

Rome

19/11/2020

07/01/2021

5,000 EUR


[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant