Mr Michael BRAAD
Agent of the Government of Denmark
Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Asiatisk Plads 2
1448 COPENHAGEN K
DENMARK
FIFTH SECTION
ECHR-LF14.8aG3
AG/rki
Application no. 24384/19
H.F. and M.F. v. France
Dear Sir,
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 16 June 2020, in which you seek leave on behalf of your
Government to intervene as a third party in the Court’s proceedings in the above case (Article 36 § 2
of the Convention).
In reply, I should inform you that the President of the Section has granted leave, under
Rule 44 § 3 of the Rules of Court, for your Government to make written submissions to the Court.
In accordance with Rule 44 § 5, the President of the Section has directed that your
Government’s submissions, which must not exceed ten pages of typescript, should reach the Court
by
21 July 2020.
Furthermore, having regard to the nature of a third-party intervention, these
submissions should not include any comments on the facts or merits of the case, but should address
only the general principles applicable to the determination of the case. Lastly, I should remind you
that submissions must be made in one of the official languages of the Court, English or French
(Rule 44 § 6).
In accordance with Rule 44 § 6, your Government’s submissions will be forwarded to the
parties, who will be given an opportunity to file written observations in reply.
Yours faithfully,
23 June 2020
BY E-TRANSMISSION ONLY
V. Soloveytchik
Deputy Section Registrar
Enc.