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Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor has issued a press release relating to the arrest of two individuals for supplying funds and economic resources to the sanctioned Ukrainian separatist groups the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.

The settlement involves a payment of €10 million but no admission of liability.

Last week the German authorities ordered the vessel Tavian not to enter German territorial waters after inspection of the ship's papers resulted in a finding that the vessel was sailing under a false flag and with a fake IMO number...

Further to our earlier post, it is being reported (here, here and here) that in September a court in Frankfurt convicted Alexander S. of exports of sanctioned goods to Russia.

German Customs has issued a press release reporting that the Customs Investigation Office and Public Prosecutor's Office in Stuttgart have overseen raids on private and company premises...

The Court of Justice has issued a preliminary ruling arising from the criminal conviction in Germany of an individual who was stopped at Frankfurt Airport in May 2022 attempting to export €13,800 in cash to Russia.

In view of the situation in Tunisia, the Council of the European Union has issued a regulation on restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies.

Further to our earlier post, it is being reported that the confiscation proceedings are now ongoing in the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court...

German Customs has issued a 16 July Press release relating to raids and an investigation into alleged exports of luxury cars worth €3.4m to Russia.

It is being reported that investigations have been commenced in Germany in relation to suspected sanctions breaches by Roman Abramovich.

The Stuttgart Customs Investigation Office has commenced criminal proceedings against two women aged 64 and 25 for suspected attempts to export luxury goods to Russia.

It is being reported that as part of an ongoing trial in Hamburg, that the Prosecutor's Office is seeking a jail term of 5 years and 10 months for the main defendant. It is noteworthy that the Defence is seeking a jail term of 3 and a half years underlining the seriousness of the offending

It is being reported that a German customs investigation has been commenced into the business affairs Jörg Dornau who is an MP in the Saxon state parliament.

The trial has commenced in Berlin of Evgeniya P., Wladimir K. and Ekaterina M. Only Evgeniya P. is before the court, the others are being tried in absentia.

It is being reported that the Panama-flagged vessel, the Eventin which has been seized and detained by Germany after it lost power on 10 January, is currently the subject of a sanctions investigation...

German Customs has issued a press release relating to an ongoing investigation against five defendants. On 29 November three properties were raids in Oelde, and two individuals were arrested.

It is being reported that seven residential and commercial premises in the Steinfurt area were raided ion 20 November by Customs officers from Essen, Münster and Osnabrück.