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issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 203 (2017)   19.06.2017   Substantive application has been lodged by Charlie Gard’s parents; and interim   measure is maintained pending proceedings on the case   This evening, the European Court of Human Rights has received a substantive application in the case   Gard and Others v. the United Kingdom (no. 39793/17).   Therefore, in accordance with its earlier decision of 13 June 2017, adopted under Rule 39 of the   Rules of Court (continuing the decision of the Single Judge of 9 June 2017), the interim measure   indicated to the United Kingdom Government must be maintained until such time as the European   Court makes its decision on the substantive application. Under this interim measure, the United   Kingdom Government has been requested, in the meantime, to ensure that Charlie Gard, a baby   suffering from a rare genetic disease, is provided with such treatment and nursing care as may be   appropriate to ensure that he suffers the least distress and retains the greatest dignity consistent,   insofar as possible, with maintaining life.   In light of the exceptional circumstances of this case, the Court has already accorded it priority and   will treat the application with the utmost urgency. It is anticipated that as soon as the responsible   Chamber of the Court is in a position to consider the application made on behalf of Charlie Gard and   his parents an expedited timetable for the determination of this application will be established.   What are interim measures?   The Court may, under Rule 39 of its Rules of Court, indicate interim measures to any State party to   the Convention. Interim measures are urgent measures which, according to the Court’s well-   established practice, apply only where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm. Such measures   are decided in connection with proceedings before the Court, without prejudging any subsequent   decisions on the admissibility or merits of the case in question. The Court grants such requests only   on an exceptional basis, when the applicants would otherwise face a real risk of irreversible harm.   For further information, see the Factsheet on interim measures.   This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,   judgments and further information about the Court can be found on www.echr.coe.int. To receive   the Court’s press releases, please subscribe here: www.echr.coe.int/RSS/en or follow us on Twitter   @ECHRpress.   Press contacts   [email protected] | tel: +33 3 90 21 42 08   Tracey Turner-Tretz (tel: + 33 3 88 41 35 30)   Denis Lambert (tel: + 33 3 90 21 41 09)   Inci Ertekin (tel: + 33 3 90 21 58 77)   George Stafford (tel: + 33 3 90 21 41 71)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member   States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.