The new Brocard owner is business in Russia and Belarus - the share of the company reaches 4.5% - the media

, headed by Benasen, before the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine was the largest supplier of perfumes for the Russian network "L'etual" and is currently continuing business with Russians and Belarusians, paying taxes in these countries. This is stated in the article "Is the legal change of the owner" Brocard Ukraine "? In this story the last word should say the AMCU," reports Ukranews. com.

"On June 16, 2022, the press service of the Antimonopoly Committee reported that the AMCU did not grant the French cosmetic holding Philippe Benacin to buy 100% of Brocard-Ukraine LLC and Egzagon LLC. for the period of martial law, " - the authors of the article write.

The material states that despite the ban on the legislative level to change the beneficiaries in the companies owned by the Russians, in September 2022, in the register of the final beneficiary of Brokard-Ukraine LLC, France Benasen has already been indicated by France.

According to the newspaper, in the annual report of the company of the new Brocarda owner, Philip Benasen Inter Parfums for 2023 states that due to Russia's war against Ukraine and the effect of sanctions in the first half of the year on the market of Russia and Belarus accounted for less than 4. 5% of the total sales of the company. However, in the second half of the year managed to return to a higher level of income and, accordingly, taxes.

In fact, it is said that, allowing the possessions to re -register "Brocard", the state lost the opportunity to confiscate its asset. "Brokard's company had more than UAH 500 million on the eve of the bills, and the balance sheet has been asset for a billion. Workers, " - the article reminds the data of the investigation bihus. info.

As the analyst of the NGO "Anti -Corruption Transport" Roman Poryanko noted, during the two years of the war the company "Brokard" continues to work in the Ukrainian market, which suggests dual standards of work of the law enforcement system. "After the illegal sale of business in Ukraine in Ukraine, none of the law enforcement agencies began investigation into the fact of illegal alienation , - says the expert.