C.P.R.R.I.C. "Meşter" v. the Republic of Moldova

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 33087/17 C.P.R.R.I.C. MEŞTER against the Republic of Moldova

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 3 September 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Andreas Zünd , President , Vahe Grigoryan, Sébastien Biancheri , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against the Republic of Moldova lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 19 April 2017,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant is a company C.P.R.R.I.C. “MEŞTER”. It was represented by Mr Vasile Tarnovschi, a lawyer practising in Chișinău. Its complaint under Article 6 of the Convention concerning the equality of arms in civil proceedings was communicated to the Moldovan Government (“the Government”).

Subsequently, the parties informed the Court about the following developments in the case. On 1 March 2023 the Government Agent sought the reopening of the domestic proceedings, which was granted on 6 October 2025 by the Centru Court of Appeal. The court acknowledged a violation of the applicant company’s rights under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, quashed the judgment of 18 February 2016 from which stemmed the violation, and reheard the case on its merits. On 18 February 2026 a supplementary decision awarded the applicant company 2,000 euros as just satisfaction in relation to the acknowledged violation of its rights.

On 19 May and 16 June 2026, the Government and the applicant company, respectively, informed the Court that in the light of the developments described above, the matter has been resolved and that the case could be struck out in accordance with Article 37 §1 (b) of the Convention.

THE LAW

In view of the above, the Court considers that the matter has been resolved within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (b) of the Convention and 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 under Article 37 § 1 in fine .

Accordingly, the application 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 24 September 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Andreas Zünd Acting Deputy Registrar President