Public Prosecution Service v Trafigura Beheer B.V. and others

Decisions and steps

1. 23 July 2010Trafigura fined EUR 1 million for illegal export of waste and cleared of forgery^S5
2. December 2011Fine upheld on appeal^S6
3. 16 November 2012Appeals withdrawn after a settlement with the Dutch prosecutor, per Trafigura^S4

Claims this case bears on

• Partly supported73
  Trafigura describes its July 2010 Dutch fine of EUR 1 million as a ruling on a technical breach of the provisions for exporting waste from the European Union.
  Company statement, 12 October 20214 records citedSafety
• Unresolved50
  Trafigura says on its Probo Koala page that neither deaths, nor miscarriages or serious illnesses could have been caused by the slops dumped in Abidjan in 2006.
  Company statement, 12 October 20213 records citedSafety

Sources

1. S5Tier C Trafigura fined €1m for exporting toxic waste from AmsterdamDutchNews.nl. Press report. 23 July 2010.Reports the Amsterdam ruling, the fine and the concealment finding. It does not cover the appeal.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
2. S6Tier D Dutch appeals court upholds fine on oil trading companyJURIST. Press report. December 2011.Legal news report that the appeals court upheld the EUR 1 million fine. No byline or exact day is shown.
3. S4Tier B The Probo Koala case in 13 questionsTrafigura. Company statement. 12 October 2021.Company account of the dumping, the settlements, the Dutch fine and its view on health effects. The date is the latest date shown on the page.