The French authorities have conducted raids on the Paris offices of Lafarge-Holcim as part of the ongoing investigation into payments alleged to have been made in breach of the EU’s terrorist sanctions.
Lafarge-Holcim has confirmed it is cooperating with the investigation.
A prosecution in relation to the export of valves for use in the Iranian nuclear sector which has been ongoing since 2014 has now been referred to the German Federal Court.
The prosecution of three individuals, named only as Bernd Gehrad L., René L. and Ralf C, relates to the export of 51 specialized valves to Iran between 2010 and 2011. The value of the valves was approximately €1 million.
The case has been sent to the Federal Court after a court in Berlin had ruled that the penalties being sought were unconstitutional.
It has been reported that the Dutch International Development minister has ordered an investigation into the alleged involvement of two Dutch companies, Dematec Equipment and Biljard Hydrauliek, in providing equipment for the building of the Kerch Strait Bridge designed to join Russia and Crimea.
The allegations, if proven, would be a breach of the EU’s Crimean sanctions.
It was reported today that the French authorities have commenced an investigation into the cement company Lafarge-Holcim with regards to payments made relating to its Syrian manufacturing operations that are alleged to be payments made to designated persons under the EU’s terrorist financing and ISIS sanctions.
The District Court of Noord-Holland has today fined a fine of €40,000 on the Dutch airline KLM for its role in the unlicensed export of goods on the EU’s military list from the South African to Ecuador via the Netherlands.
The judgment noted that subsequent investigation had revealed 74 shipments where the required reporting had not been complied with.
A District Court in the Netherlands has imposed a €50,000 fine on logistics provider for its part in the unlicensed export of military goods to Saudi Arabia.
No export licence had been applied for. The value of the contracts is stated to have been US$14 million.
