Resolution CM/ResDH(2016)359

Execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

34 cases against Poland

(See the annex for the list of cases)

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 8 December 2016
at the 1273rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter “the Convention”),

Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in these cases and to the violations established due to excessive length of administrative proceedings;

Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:

-       of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and

-       of general measures preventing similar violations;

Having examined the information provided by the government (see document DH-DD(2016)1160);

Having noted that just satisfaction awarded by the Court has been paid by the government of the respondent State and that domestic proceedings in these cases are now terminated;

Having noted the general measures adopted by the Polish authorities, which demonstrate their commitment to continue the efforts to solve the problem of the excessive length of administrative proceedings;

Noting with satisfaction that the amendments to the Law on proceedings before administrative courts which entered into force in August 2015 have allowed for termination of the practice of remittals of cases after annulment of administrative decisions, a reason for numerous delays in the proceedings;

Noting that outstanding issues concerning the length of administrative proceedings and the functioning of the remedies remain under supervision in the framework of the Beller group of cases;

DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in the cases enlisted below and

DECIDES to close the examination thereof.


Appendix

Application

Case

Judgment of

Final on

33870/96

FUCHS

11/02/2003

11/05/2003

28940/08

ANDRZEJCZAK

22/01/2013

22/01/2013

15629/02

BARTCZAK

04/11/2008

04/02/2009

22305/06

BŁASZCZYK

08/01/2008

08/04/2008

4054/03

BOSZKO

05/12/2006

05/03/2007

19171/03

CHMIELECKA

16/12/2008

16/03/2009

26764/08

GAWLIK

11/10/2011

11/10/2011

1730/08

GLOWACKA AND KROLICKA

07/12/2010

07/12/2010

21246/05

GRACZYK

04/11/2008

04/02/2009

33550/02

HELWIG

21/10/2008

06/04/2009

62506/00

KAMECKI AND OTHERS

09/06/2009

09/09/2009

12605/03

KANIA LEON AND AGNIESZKA

21/07/2009

21/10/2009

27710/05

KITA LIDIA

22/07/2008

22/10/2008

43161/04

KLEWINOWSKI

09/12/2008

06/04/2009

11522/03

KLIBER

13/01/2009

13/04/2009

42797/06

KOSINSKA

14/12/2010

14/03/2011

11700/04

KRZEWSKI

02/12/2008

06/04/2009

13024/05

OLSZEWSKA

18/12/2007

18/03/2008

7153/07

ORLIKOWSCY

04/10/2011

04/01/2012

77741/01

PIEKARA

15/06/2004

15/09/2004

8362/02

PIÓRO AND ŁUKASIK

02/12/2008

05/06/2009

23759/02

PRZEPAŁKOWSKI

22/07/2008

01/12/2008

10392/04

PUCHALSKA

06/10/2009

01/03/2010

36980/04

SERAFIN AND OTHERS

21/04/2009

21/07/2009

51123/07

SERAFIN AND OTHERS No. 2

02/12/2008

02/03/2009

19607/03

SITO

09/01/2007

09/04/2007

13568/02

STEVENS

24/10/2006

24/01/2007

9399/03

TOMASZEWSKA

14/04/2009

14/07/2009

33777/96

URBAŃCZYK

01/06/2004

01/09/2004

12134/02

URBAŃSKA

13/11/2007

13/02/2008

17949/03

WESOŁOWSKA

04/03/2008

04/06/2008

28983/02

WILCZKOWSKA AND OTHERS

08/01/2008

08/04/2008

33017/03

WÓJCICKA-SURÓWKA

27/11/2007

27/02/2008

35965/03

ZJEDNOCZONE BROWARY WARSZAWSKIE HABERBUSCH I SCHIELE S.A.

14/12/2010

14/12/2010