6.  The applicants were born in 1937 and 1939, respectively, and live in Krušedol, Serbia and Montenegro. 7.  On an uncertain date the applicants’ weekend house in Lončarica, Croatia, was damaged by unknown perpetrators. 8.  On 27 October 1997 the applicants instituted civil proceedings before the Grubišno Polje Municipal Court (Općinski sud u Grubišnom Polju) seeking damages from the Republic of Croatia for their damaged property. 9.  Pursuant to the Civil Obligations (Amendments) Act 1999 (Zakon o dopunama Zakona o obveznim odnosima, Official Gazette no. 112/1999), the Grubišno Polje Municipal Court stayed the proceedings on 31 May 2000. 10.  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), the proceedings resumed on 4 December 2003.