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669. Key information was subjected to a confidentiality
clause following the out of court settlement
of the civil claim in the High Court of England
and Wales in 2009.
670. Rachel Gogoua, President of the Association of
the victims of Akouédo Extension, Amnesty International
interview (Abidjan), February 2009.
671. Okechukwu Ibeanu, Report of the Special Rapporteur
on the adverse effects of the movement
and dumping of toxic and dangerous products
and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights,
Addendum, Human Rights Council, Twelfth session,
Agenda item 3, Doc UN A/HRC/12/26/
Add.2, 3 September 2009, para 86(f), available
at www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/
docs/12session/A-HRC-12-26-Add2.pdf (accessed
May 2012).
672. Genevieve Diallo, Akouédo resident, Amnesty
International interview, Abidjan, February 2009.
673. A claim was also filed with the French prosecutor
based on the nationality of two Trafigura
executives. This is not discussed in detail in
this report.
674. Claude Dauphin, Trafigura’s Chairman, was
initially charged with a number of offences,
including the illegal export of waste from Europe
to an African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) state but
successfully appealed against his summons.
675. APS had argued that they were not liable “since
the waste had not been accepted at the time it
was transferred back to the Probo Koala.” This
was rejected by the court. The court instead
held “that the acceptance procedure set out in
this permit had in fact been completed at the
time of the physical collection of the slops”,
which meant that“[a]fter this collection, APS was
only allowed to turn the slops over to a certified
waste processor”. The court went on to hold
that “the Probo Koala was not a certified waste
processor” and that consequently “by returning
the slops to that vessel, APS thus acted in violation
of Section 10.37 of the Environmental Management
Act.” Samenvatting vonnissen Broom
II” (Summary of verdicts), Part III Assessment
of the merits of the cases, available in Dutch at
www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-
B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf(accessed
25 October 2010) Amnesty International
translation, p8.
676. The court held since the “Municipality is the
only institution charged with the administrative
enforcement of Section 10.37” the “authority to
enforce the law must… qualify as an exclusive
administrative duty.” This meant that “the Public
Prosecutor’s Office may not prosecute it for
these acts, and is thus barred from prosecuting
the case.” “Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II”
(Summary of verdicts), Part III Assessment of
the merits of the cases, available in Dutch at
www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-
B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.
pdf (accessed 25 October 2010). Amnesty
International translation p7.
677. Rechtspraak.nl, “Samenvatting vonnissen
Broom II” (Summary of verdicts), Part III Assessment
of the merits of the cases, p8, available at
www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-
B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf
(accessed 25 October 2010).
678. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 259/93 of 1
February 1993 on the supervision and control of
shipments of waste within, into and out of the
European Community. This law has subsequently
been replaced by (EC) Directive No. 1013/2006
of the European Parliament and Council of 14
June 2006 on shipments of waste – applicable
since 12 July 2007
679. Amnesty International English translation of verdict
on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National Case
Law Number): BN2149, District Court of Amsterdam,
13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para 8.2.2
680. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para.
13.1.2.
681. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
8.3.2.13.
682. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para 12.;
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits
of the cases, p8, available at www.rechtspraak.
nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-
DBB2E8AE334B/0/Samenvattingvonnissen-
BROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf
683. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), p10.
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits
of the cases, available in Dutch at www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf
(accessed 25
October 2010).
684. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS).
685. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), p11.
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits of
the cases, p11, available at www.rechtspraak.
nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-
DBB2E8AE334B/0/Samenvattingvonnissen-
BROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf (accessed 25
October 2010).
686. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para 7.6.
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits
of the cases, pp11-12, available at www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf
(accessed 25
October 2010).
687. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), p 24.
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits of
the cases, pp23-4, available at www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf.
688. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), pp 23
and 24. “Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II”
(Summary of verdicts), Part III Assessment of
the merits of the cases, pp23-4, available at
www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-
B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf,
Amnesty International, pp23-4.
689. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), p23.
“Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits of
the cases, pp23-4, available at www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-
8F76 DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf.
690. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
13.3.2.
691. “Samenvatting vonnissen Broom II” (Summary
of verdicts), Part III Assessment of the merits
of the cases, available in Dutch at www.rechtspraak.nl/NR/rdonlyres/B23246A4-B778-4F10-8F76-DBB2E8AE334B/0/SamenvattingvonnissenBROOMIIgeanonimiseerd.pdf
(accessed 25
October 2010). Amnesty International English
translation, p20.
692. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
13.3.4.
693. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
13.3.3.
694. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
13.3.8.
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