6.  The applicant was born in 1951 and lives in the Rostov Region. 7.  On 9 June 1999 the applicant obtained a judgment of the Shakhty Town Court of the Rostov Region by which social-security authorities were to pay him a certain amount in respect of previously unpaid emoluments. 8.  In 2002, the applicant received the amount due under the judgment. 9.  On 13 December 2006 the applicant and the Shakhty Department of Labour and Social Development entered into a friendly settlement, according to which the Department was to pay the applicant compensation of 1,500 euros (“EUR”) for the delay in enforcement of the above judgment. In exchange, the applicant was to abandon his claims relating to untimely payments. On the same date the Shakhty Town Court approved the settlement. 10.  On 26 December 2006 the Town Court's judgment became final. 11.  On 29 December 2006 the applicant informed the Court that the amount of EUR 1,500 had been credited into his bank account.