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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€620,000Total of monetary amounts
€620,000Largest single case: VARTA AG
€620,000Median per case with an amount

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1 case

23 Jun 2026 VARTA AGVARTA: late ad hoc announcement and missing half-yearly financial report GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €620,000

BaFin imposed fines on the battery manufacturer because it had not disclosed inside information without delay and had not published the half-yearly financial report for the 2024 financial year.

What organisations can take from it

Ad hoc assessments and periodic disclosure require fixed responsibilities and deadline controls so that neither inside information nor mandatory reports are left pending.

Authority / court
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Art. 17 Abs. 1 UAbs. 1 MAR; § 115 Abs. 1 Satz 1 WpHG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Published
1 Jul 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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