6.  The applicant was born in 1951 and lives in Hanau, Germany. 7.  On 14 June 1992 the applicant’s house in Čepin, Croatia, was set ablaze by unknown perpetrators. 8.  On 21 June 1994 the applicant instituted civil proceedings before the Zagreb Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Zagrebu) seeking damages from the Republic of Croatia for his damaged property. 9.  Pursuant to the Civil Obligations (Amendments) Act 1996 (Zakon o izmjeni Zakona o obveznim odnosima, Official Gazette no. 7/1996), the Zagreb Municipal Court stayed the proceedings on 21 October 1998. 10.  On 17 July 2003 the relevant authorities granted the applicant reconstruction assistance pursuant to the Reconstruction Act (Zakon o obnovi, Official Gazette nos. 24/1996, 54/1996, 87/1996 and 57/2000). 11.  On an uncertain date the proceedings before the Zagreb Municipal Court resumed pursuant to the “Damage from Terrorist Acts and Public Demonstrations Act 2003” (Zakon o odgovornosti za štetu nastalu uslijed terorističkih akata i javnih demonstracija, Official Gazette no. 117/2003). 12.  On 5 December 2003 the Zagreb Municipal Court dismissed the applicant’s claim on the basis of its lack of jurisdiction. He appealed against that decision. It would appear that the proceedings are pending.