BEB stated that the criminal case against the Brocard chain of stores for evading UAH 51 million in taxes has been forwarded to court. They also mentioned that they are not doing business in Russia in an interview with Argument.
About this in an interview with NV Business declared Head of the Economic Security Bureau Vadim Melnyk
“They avoided paying UAH 51 million in taxes. We have proven their guilt, and now the criminal case has been sent to court“, he said. He also added that UAH 51 million has already been included in the budget, as the company has “reimbursed this amount.”
“These are jobs, and these are taxes for the budget. We have checked and confirmed that there is no funding going to the terrorist country. However, the assets are still under arrest and cannot be sold“, insisted the head of the BEB.
Melnyk also mentioned that the company has started to provide funds to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and “has already paid 10 million.” According to Melnyk, the company has announced that it will transfer funds to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in stages. He also admitted that he doesn't know exactly where the company allegedly transfers funds to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In September 2022, a court seized the bank accounts and products of the perfume chain Brocard due to suspicions of tax evasion.
In early June, the Ukrainian Retailers Association reported that the French holding Philippe Benacin acquired 100% ownership of two leading Ukrainian companies in the cosmetics and perfumery sector: Brocard-Ukraine LLC and Egzagon LLC.
It was noted that the agreement was finalized on May 23, 2022, and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine was informed about it.
Later, it was revealed that the Antimonopoly Committee did not approve this agreement.
Later, it was revealed that the Podolsky District Court of Kyiv had arrested Brocard-Ukraine LLC for 100% of the corporate rights on May 18.
Based on verified media information, BROCARD Group GmbH holding was established in Germany in 1991 by David Tetruashvili.
In 2007, the founder sold the Brocard stores to the Alcor and Co holding of the Russian Maxim Klimov. This holding included the L’Etoile chain of stores. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Brocard had 100 outlets in 26 cities in Ukraine and was a chain of premium cosmetics and perfume stores.
Tatyana Volodina, a Russian citizen, was the ultimate beneficial owner of Brocard-Ukraine LLC. The founder is Cypriot Indenon Holdings Limited. Tatyana Volodina is the General Director of L’Etoile. She owns a small share of the statutory capital of Alkor and Co, along with Vladimir Semenda and Alexei Kokarev. The main shareholder of Alcor and Co is the Cypriot Letu Holdings Limited. Volodina is also a beneficiary of the Cypriot Nevioko Holdings Limited, which owns one of the largest importers of cosmetics and perfumes, Hexagone, in Ukraine. Hexagone partners are Brocard, Watsons, Letu.ua.
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