4.  The applicant was born in 1938 and lives in the town of Novogrodivka, Donetsk region. 5.  On 9 April 1999 the Novogrodivka Court ordered the State-owned mining company “1/3 Novogrodivska” (hereinafter “the Company”) to pay the applicant UAH 1487,17[1] in salary arrears and compensation for damages. The writ of execution was issued on the same day. 6.  On 19 August 1999 and 20 February 2001 the applicant was paid, respectively, UAH 169,86 and UAH 200 (total of UAH 369,86[2]). 7.  On 30 August 2000, 14 May 2001 and 23 December 2002 the Donetsk Commercial Court, in the course of bankruptcy proceedings, prohibited attaching the Company's property and accounts. 8.  In January 2003 the applicant instituted proceedings against the Novogrodivka Department of the State Bailiffs' Service for its alleged inactivity. 9.  On 3 March 2003 the Novogrodivka Court rejected this complaint. The court found that no fault was attributable to the bailiffs as the judgment at issue was not executed due to the bankruptcy proceedings pending against the Company. It also found that the Law of 29 November 2001 “On the Introduction of a Moratorium on the Forced Sale of Property” was applicable to the case. 10.  On 5 June 2003 the Donetsk Regional Court of Appeal upheld this decision. On 31 August 2004 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant's cassation appeal. 11.  On 13 January 2004 the Company was replaced by the State-owned company “Selidivvugillia” as debtor in the enforcement proceedings and the writ of execution in the applicant's case were transferred from the Novogrodivka to the Selidove Department of the State Bailiffs' Service. 12.  On 25 November 2004 the amount of UAH 1,083.31[3] was transferred to the applicant's bank account. 13.  The judgment of 9 April 1999 remains partly unenforced, the outstanding debt being UAH 34[4].