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Company: Airbus SE
Current Parent Company: Airbus
Penalty: $10,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: January 29, 2020
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: export control violation
Violation Description: Airbus SE settled allegations that it violated the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in connection with the provision of false statements on authorization requests; the failure to provide accurate and complete reporting on political contributions, commissions, or fees that it paid, or offered or agreed to pay, in connection with sales; the failure to maintain records involving ITAR-controlled transactions; and the unauthorized re-export and retransfer of defense articles. At around the same time, Airbus entered into a $527 million settlement with the Justice Department, which included a $5 million credit toward the DDTC penalty (see separate entry).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: aerospace and military contracting
Specific Industry of Current Parent: aerospace & military contracting
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