CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;DECCOMMISSION;ENG — 10 février 1993

.sDD6737AE { font-size:11pt } .s211D6B00 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:8.5pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial }                            Application No. 16648/90                       by S.L.                       against Norway         The European Commission of Human Rights (Second Chamber) sitting in private on 10 February 1993, the following members being present:              MM.    S. TRECHSEL, President of the Second Chamber                  G. JÖRUNDSSON                  A. WEITZEL                  J.-C. SOYER                  H.G. SCHERMERS                  H. DANELIUS            Mrs.   G.H. THUNE            MM.    F. MARTINEZ                  J.-C. GEUS              Mr.   K. ROGGE, Secretary to the Second Chamber         Having regard to Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;         Having regard to the application introduced on 27 December 1989 by S.L. against Norway and registered on 31 May 1990 under file No. 16648/90;         Having regard to the report provided for in Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission;         Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government on 7 July 1992, the observations in reply submitted by the applicant on 26 August 1992 and his letter of 5 January 1993;         Having deliberated;         Decides as follows: THE FACTS         The applicant is a Norwegian citizen, born in 1944. He resides in Oslo. Before the Commission he is represented by Messrs. Alf and Svein Harald Nordhus, lawyers practising in Oslo.         The application concerns, in so far as it has not been declared inadmissible, the length of the criminal proceedings, instituted against the applicant in 1983, ending on 18 August 1989 when the Supreme Court (Høyesterett) rejected the applicant's appeal. The applicant complained that his case was not determined within a reasonable time in the meaning of Article 6 para. 1 of the Convention.     PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION         The application was introduced on 27 December 1989 and registered on 31 May 1990.         On 1 April 1992 the Commission decided to bring the application to the notice of the respondent Government in so far as it concerned the length of the criminal proceedings, inviting them to submit written observations on the admissibility and merits of this particular complaint. The remainder of the application, as submitted under Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 14 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention, was declared inadmissible.         The Government's observations, in which they maintained that the applicant's complaint concerning the length of the proceedings was manifestly ill-founded and therefore inadmissible, were submitted on 7 July 1992. The applicant's observations in reply, in which he questioned the relevance of pursuing the length issue further, were submitted on 26 August 1992.         By letter of 5 January 1993 the applicant informed the Commission that he wanted to withdraw the remainder of the application since he did not intend to pursue the length of proceedings issue any further.     REASONS FOR THE DECISION         Having regard to Article 30 para. 1 (a) of the Convention, the Commission notes that the applicant does not intend to pursue the remaining part of his petition. Furthermore, it finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention which require the continuation of the examination of the application.         For these reasons, the Commission unanimously         DECIDES TO STRIKE THE APPLICATION OFF ITS LIST OF CASES.       Secretary to the Second Chamber    President of the Second Chamber                 (K. ROGGE)                            (S. TRECHSEL)