Further to our earlier post, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has issued a press release stating that charges have now been laid against Vladimir D. for allegedly exporting dual use goods for military use to the Russian military.
The products are said to have been hot isostatic presses, as well as decaboranes, a chemical use in rocket fuel and explosives.
The goods are valued at €1.8m.
It was reported today that the Penal Court of Antwerp has convicted three Belgian companies and associated individuals of breaching the EU’s Syrian sanctions by exporting 168 tons of isopropranol which is a dual-use product.
AAE Chemie Trading was conditionally fined €346,443 with €50,000 effective. Anex Customs was fined €500,000 of which €100,000 is effective and Danmar Logistics were fined between €75,000 of which €50,000 is effective
Rolf Rippen, the manager of AAE Chemie Trading was sentenced to four months in jail suspended, while Herman Van Landeghem, a manager of Anex Customs and Danmar Logistics, received a 12-month custodial sentence.
It has been announced today that the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs has issued compound penalties ranging between £1,000 and £4,000 to 3 separate UK Exporters.
These related to unlicensed exports of dual use goods and export breaches controlled by The Export Control Order 2008.
The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office has issued a press release regarding the arrest of an individual (Vladimir D.) on suspicion of exporting dual-use goods to Russia in breach of EU sanctions.
The goods are valued at €1.7 million and were said to have been exported in two consignments in 2014 and 2018.
As stated in the press release: “In order to circumvent the export controls, the accused is said to have carried out his transactions via changing fictitious recipients, presented false documents and carried out technical manipulations on the goods”.
It has been reported today that the British company, VWR International Limited, has pleaded guilty to four counts of exporting dual-use chemicals and metals to Pakistan, Jordan and South Africa.
The exports were undertaken either without a licence or despite being denied an export licence.
The company was fined £7,039.
The UK’s HMRC has prosecuted Carbosynth Limited to the unlicenced export of various chemicals on the dual-use and military lists to Japan, India, South Korea, Israel, the USA, Germany and Canada.
The company was fined £4,269.96.
An investigation has been initiated by the Paris High Court in relation to sales of intelligence and surveillance equipment to Egypt by Nexa Technologies.
The investigation follows charges brought filed by two French activist groups – the Foundation Internationale des Ligues Droits de L’homme and the Ligue Droits de L’Homme – with the Crimes Against Humanity division of the High Court.
