4.  The first applicant was born in 1959. The second applicant was born in 1947. They both reside in Kharkiv. 5.  On 4 October 2000 the Moskovsky District Court of Kharkiv ordered the Kharkiv enterprise “Serp i Molot”, which is an enterprise in which the State owns 90% of the shares (hereafter referred to as the “KESM”), to pay the first applicant UAH 23,963.78[1] for salary arrears, and compensation for the delay in that payment (for the period between March 1998 and 1 August 2000) and moral damage. 6.  On 16 October 2000 the Moskovsky District Bailiffs’ Service initiated the enforcement proceedings. 7.  On 5 November 2002 the Commercial Court of the Kharkiv Region initiated bankruptcy proceedings against the KESM and, therefore, the Bailiffs’ Service suspended the execution of the judgment. In accordance with the plan for the financial recovery of the enterprise, the applicant received UAH 100 in compensation. 8.  On 7 March 2003 the Kharkiv Regional Department of Justice informed the applicant that the enforcement was still pending because of these bankruptcy proceedings. 9.  On 31 December 2003 the applicant received UAH 100[2] in partial payment of the judgment debt. 10.  On 29 January 2004 the applicant received UAH 7,529.05[3] in further partial payment of the debt owed by the KESM. 11.  On 8 November 2004 the applicant informed the Court that he had received payment for the remainder of the debt (UAH 16,434.73[4]) on 6 October 2004. The enforcement proceedings were terminated on the same date. The payment was made on the basis of funds transferred to the account of the KESM, as approved by the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Administration on 10 March 2004.
II.  THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF APPLICATION NO. 6717/03 12.  On 4 October 2000 the Moskovsky District Court of Kharkiv ordered the KESM to pay the second applicant UAH 21,170.19[5] in compensation for the delayed payment of salary arrears (for the period between March 1998 and 1 August 2000) and moral damage. 13.  On 16 October 2000 the Moskovsky District Bailiffs’ Service initiated the enforcement proceedings. 14.  On 5 November 2002 the Commercial Court of the Kharkiv Region initiated bankruptcy proceedings against the KESM and, therefore, the execution of the judgment was suspended. 15.  On 31 December 2003 the applicant received UAH 88[6] in partial payment of the judgment debt. 16.  On 29 January 2004 the applicant received 6,755.73[7] in further partial payment of the debt owed by the KESM. 17.  On 5 November 2004 the applicant informed the Court that he had received payment of the remainder of the debt (UAH 14,414.46[8]) on 6 October 2004. The enforcement proceedings were terminated on the same date. The payment was made on the basis of funds transferred to the account of the KESM, as approved by the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Administration on 10 March 2004.