4.  The first applicant was born in 1951 and lives in the city of Zhovti Vody, Ukraine. The second applicant was born in 1980 and lives in the same city. They both were employed by the Electron-Gaz Company, in which the State held 99.96% of the share capital. 5.  By two decisions of 9 March and 21 December 1999, the Zhovti Vody Town Court ordered the company to pay the first applicant a total amount of UAH 4,118.15[1] in salary arrears. 6.  In April 1999 and January 2000, respectively, the Zhovti Vody Town Bailiffs’ Service instituted enforcement proceedings in respect of the above judgments. 7.  On 29 December 1999 the Zhovti Vody Town Court ordered the same company to pay the second applicant UAH 1,164[2] in salary arrears. 8.  On 17 January 2000 the Zhovti Vody Town Bailiffs’ Service instituted enforcement proceedings in respect of that judgment. 9.  By a number of letters of 2002 and 2003, the Bailiffs’ Service informed the applicants that the judgments given in their favour could not be enforced due to the large number of enforcement proceedings against the debtor and the fact that the procedure for the forced sale of assets belonging to the debtor had been suspended because of the moratorium on the forced sale of property belonging to State enterprises introduced by the Law of 29 November 2001. 10.  On 21 December 2004 the Bailiffs’ Service terminated the enforcement proceedings in view of the full enforcement of the judgments given in the applicants’ favour. 11.  According to the applicants, the judgments were fully enforced on 22 December 2004.