Fateev v. Serbia

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 52930/20 Andrey FATEEV against Serbia

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

Úna Ní Raifeartaigh , President , Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, Vasilka Sancin , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against the Republic of Serbia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 21 November 2020,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

The applicant, Mr Andrey Fateev, was born in 1962. He was represented by Mr K. Lazić, a lawyer practising in Belgrade.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the length and fairness of the customs ‑ related misdemeanour proceedings, as well as under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 concerning the confiscation of property, were communicated to the Serbian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to

submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of observations had expired on 12 November 2025 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s 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 applicant’s representative received that letter on 21 November 2025. However, no response followed.

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 24 September 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Úna Ní Raifeartaigh Acting Deputy Registrar President