Resolution CM/ResDH(2011)144

Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
in 5 cases against Portugal

(see Appendix)

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);

Having regard to the final judgments transmitted by the Court to the Committee;

Having invited the government of the respondent state to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with its obligation under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention to abide by the judgments;

Having examined the information provided by the government in accordance with the Committee’s Rules for the application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention;

Having further satisfied itself that the respondent state paid the applicants the just satisfaction provided in the judgments,

DECLARES, in the light of the above, that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in these cases and

DECIDES to close the examination of these cases.

Appendix to Resolution CM/ResDH(2011)144

Information on the judgments in
5 cases against Portugal

Case
(Application No.)	Judgment of	Final on	
Closure decision	
MATOS and SILVA LDA and others
(15777/89)	16/09/1996	16/09/1996	February 2004
871 meeting	
ALMEIDA GARRETT, MASCARENHAS FALCAO and others
(29813/96)	11/01/2000	10/04/2001	February 2004
871 meeting	
MORA DO VALE and others
(53468/99)	29/07/2004	20/11/2004	September 2007
1007 meeting	
GERALDES BARBA*
(61009/00)	04/11/2004	04/02/2005	September 2005
940 meeting	
CALHEIRO LOPES and others
(69338/01)	07/06/2005	07/09/2005	September 2007
1007 meeting	

Note: The Committee of Ministers is supervising the adoption of outstanding general measures in the last four cases in the context of the Carvalho Acabado group of cases (Application No. 30533/03)