Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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.

4cases from 2 jurisdictions
€312,453Total of monetary amounts (3 cases with an amount)
€200,000Largest single case: Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
€98,722Median per case with an amount

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4 cases

22 Jan 2024 Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AGHHLA: failure to publish notices on financial reports GermanyDisclosure and reporting obligations €200,000

HHLA had not announced from when and at which internet address the 2021 annual financial report and the 2022 half-yearly financial report were publicly available. The fine has been final since 14 February 2024.

What organisations can take from it

Safeguard recurring mandatory publications by means of a checklist with named responsible persons and deadlines.

Authority / court
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
§ 114 Abs. 1 Satz 2 i. V. m. § 117 Nr. 1 und § 115 Abs. 1 Satz 2 i. V. m. § 117 Nr. 2 WpHG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Published
2 Feb 2024

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

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4 May 2026 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) AöRBlnBDI reprimands BVG: deletion at service provider not checked, data breach reported too late GermanyData processors Reprimand or warning

A processor of Berlin's public transport operator BVG, which had sent customer letters in early 2025, was hacked; around 180,000 customer records were affected, although they should long since have been deleted after the end of the contract. BVG had never checked the deletion, had not agreed any procedure for data breaches in the data processing agreement and reported the incident only after the 72-hour deadline had expired; the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BlnBDI) issued a reprimand.

What organisations can take from it

Have service providers prove deletion after the end of the contract, and have an internal procedure that immediately turns indications of a breach into a 72-hour notification.

Relevance to training and awareness

Reporting process for data breaches and management of service providers

Authority / court
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (BlnBDI)
Area of law
Data protection · Data processors
Legal basis
Art. 5 Abs. 2 i. V. m. Abs. 1 lit. c, e, f, Art. 28 Abs. 3 S. 2 lit. f, Art. 32 Abs. 1, Art. 33 DSGVO
Action
Reprimand or warning
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Mitigating circumstances
BVG has announced measures against similar incidents.
Published
4 May 2026
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Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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22 Jan 2026 Logistics business: fines for minimum wage, reporting and foreign employment violations GermanyMinimum wage and undeclared work €13,731

Between June and December 2023, a logistics and transport business withheld a total of around 2,000 EUR in minimum wages from several employees, breached reporting and immediate notification obligations, and in July/August 2023 employed a foreign national without a residence permit. The fines: 5,231 EUR (minimum wage), 750 EUR each (reporting obligations) and 7,000 EUR (unauthorised employment of foreign nationals), totalling 13,731 EUR (date = publication).

What organisations can take from it

Even small wage arrears are penalised individually alongside reporting and residence violations – HR processes for new hires need a fixed checklist.

Relevance to training and awareness

Immediate notification and checking of work permits when hiring

Authority / court
Hauptzollamt Karlsruhe (Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
Legal basis
§ 21 Abs. 1 Nr. 11 MiLoG; § 111 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 SGB IV; § 404 Abs. 2 Nr. 3 SGB III
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Published
22 Jan 2026

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

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10 Jun 2024 Favre SA Transports Internationaux TIR Martigny; weitere Parteien: Favre et Studer SA, RETRIPA VALAIS SA, TMR, Centre de Transferts Martigny SAWEKO: sanction against Valais transport and waste disposal firm over bid rigging SwitzerlandCartels and collusion €98,722

Companies engaged in the collection, transport and disposal of waste in Valais colluded on bids. WEKO imposed a sanction of CHF 95,138 on Favre SA TIR Martigny (Favre et Studer: CHF 0), approved amicable settlements and apportioned the procedural costs among four companies.

What organisations can take from it

Municipal waste disposal contracts are a focus of competition authorities – contacts about bids among competitors are off-limits, including among SMEs.

Relevance to training and awareness

Collusion in municipal waste disposal tenders

Authority / court
Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Art. 5 Abs. 3 i.V.m. Abs. 1 KG, Art. 49a Abs. 1 KG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Mitigating circumstances
Amicable settlements; leniency programme (Favre et Studer free of sanctions)

Original amount 95,138 CHF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Jun 2024.

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

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