Netherlands: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

European manufacturers are exploring three distinct pathways to pivot civilian production capacity toward defence manufacturing, each carrying unique regulatory, tax, and operational implications.

Dutch Customs has launched a major investigation involving raids in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, searches of a container vessel, and the arrest of its captain.

Dutch authorities have arrested two men in connection with allegations of violating EU sanctions by operating a web-hosting company that facilitated destabilizing activities against the European Union. The investigation centers on claims that a newly established Dutch company served as a front for a sanctioned entity involved in cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and interference operations.

The Dutch courts have published two sanctions judgments.

The Dutch FIOD has issued a press release regarding the arrest of four individuals and the launch of a criminal investigation into those...

The Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has issued a press release relating to Erez Corporate Service B.V.

The Dutch Prosecution Service has issued a press release stating that they are seeking a sentence for a 42-year old individual consisting of:

The European Union's latest sanctions packages in relation to Russia and Belarus impose novel obligations on EU companies with respect to their foreign subsidiaries' operations.

The EU sanctions in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine continue to have a major impact on business in Europe.