RINGEISEN v. AUSTRIA (INTERPRETATION) - 2614/65

The European Court of Human Rights, sitting, in accordance with the provisions of Article 43 (art. 43) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and Rules 21, 22 and 53 � 4 of the Rules of Court, as a Chamber composed of the following Judges:

and also Mr. M.-A. EISSEN , Registrar , and Mr. J. F. SMYTH , Deputy Registrar ,

The European Commission of Human Rights (hereinafter called "the Commission") has submitted a request to the Court, under Rule 53 of the Rules of Court, for the interpretation of the judgment delivered on 22 June 1972 in the Ringeisen case which concerns the Republic of Austria. The request was filed on 21 December 1972, within the period of three years fixed by paragraph 1 of Rule 53, and was signed by Mr. Fawcett, President and Principal Delegate of the Commission.

Under the terms of paragraph 4 of this Rule, the request for interpretation has to be considered by the Chamber which gave the judgment, composed as far as possible of the same judges. By reason of the death of two of the judges, Mr. Wold (September 1972) and Mr. Rolin, President (April 1973), and of the fact that a third judge, Mr. Sigurj�nsson, has been unable to take part (April 1973), substitute judges have been called upon to sit and one of them, Sir Humphrey Waldock, has replaced the late Mr. Rolin as President of the Chamber.

On 21 December 1972, the Registrar communicated the request to the Austrian Government (hereinafter called "the Government") and invited it to submit any written comments it wished to make within a period of six weeks fixed by the President of the Chamber (Rule 53 � 3).