8.  The applicant was born in 1933 and lives in Amorosi (Benevento). 9.  In a judgment deposited with the court's registry on 30 June 1997, the Benevento District Court made a winding-up order in respect of the applicant's company, a beverage company, and also declared the applicant personally bankrupt. 10.  On 15 October 1997 the trustee in bankruptcy filed a report. 11.  On 9 April 1998 the bankruptcy judge (“the judge”) checked the statement of liabilities of the bankrupt estate and on 7 June 1999 declared it judicially established (esecutivo). 12.  On 1, 5 and 9 July 1999 respectively the companies C.D.O., C.C.C. and F.C. instituted proceedings contesting the statement of liabilities. 13.  At a hearing held on 14 April 2000, the judge ordered the striking out of the action brought by the company F.C. as being out of time. 14.  On 18 December 2000 the trustee in bankruptcy requested the creditors' committee to give its opinion on the possible sale of two lorries in very poor condition which were listed in the statement of assets. 15.  On 8 January 2001 the trustee in bankruptcy requested the judge to declare the lorries unfit for sale (illiquidabili) so that the proceedings could be terminated. 16.  On 5 February 2001 the trustee in bankruptcy filed the revenue and expenditure account, which the judge approved on 12 March 2001. 17.  By a decision deposited with the registry on 20 March 2001, the judge terminated the bankruptcy proceedings for lack of any further assets to distribute. 18.  The decision was posted in the District Court on 23 March 2001. It became final on 7 April 2001.