4.  The applicants were born in 1963, 1955, 1978 and 1958 respectively. The first applicant lives in Krasnyy Luch and the other applicants live in Miusinsk, the Lugansk region. 5.  On various dates the applicants instituted civil proceedings in the Krasnyy Luch Court (Краснолуцький міський суд Луганської області) seeking salary arrears and other payments from the State Mining Company “Miusinska” (ДВАТ шахта “Міусінська” ДП “Донбасантрацит”). 6.  On 4 August 2003 the Krasnyy Luch Court awarded UAH 4,154.87[1] in favour of the first applicant. 7.  On 31 October 2001 the Krasnyy Luch Court awarded UAH 2,415.99[2] in favour of the second applicant. 8.  On 27 August 2001 the Krasnyy Luch Court awarded UAH 1,139.38[3] in favour of the fourth applicant; and 9.  On 26 November 2002 the Krasnyy Luch Court awarded UAH 4,558.18[4] in favour of the third applicant. 10.  The aforementioned judgments became final and the enforcement writs in their respect were transferred to the Krasnyy Luch Bailiffs' Service (“the Bailiffs,” Відділ Державної виконавчої служби Краснолуцького міського управління юстиції) for enforcement. 11.  On 10 February 2005 the Bailiffs notified the first and the third applicant that the delays in the enforcement of the judgments given in their favour were due to the holding of the debtor's property in a tax lien. 12.  The judgments given in favour of the first, second and third applicant were enforced on 29 August 2005; the judgment given in favour of the fourth applicant was enforced on 1 November 2004.