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Компания UAB Clean and Solve — €534 тыс. заморожены, 18 месяцев без обвинения

27 мая 2025 года прокурор Вильнюсского округа заморозил 534 351,88 евро компании UAB Clean and Solve. Собственники — двое нидерландских граждан. Товар никогда не въезжал в Литву.

Компания
UAB Clean and Solve
Юрисдикция
Vilnius, Lithuania
Замороженные активы
€534,351.88
Месяцев под арестом
18+

Повествование

В 2016 году Онне Лели получил литовское гражданство. Вместе с Кбом Ван Ден Берг он основал UAB Clean and Solve. 27 мая 2025 года прокурор Вильнюса заморозил 534 351,88 евро. 18 месяцев — без обвинения.

Хронология

  1. 1 Jan 2016
    Citizenship granted
    Onne Lelie obtains Lithuanian citizenship.
  2. 1 Nov 2018
    Lithuania adds GBL to Schedule IV
    National measure diverges from the EU REACH regime; not reflected in any neighbouring member state.
  3. 1 Mar 2019
    CLSO begins cross-border GBL trade
    Germany → Czech Republic → Netherlands. Goods never enter Lithuania.
  4. 27 May 2025
    Vilnius prosecutor freezes €534,351.88
    Investigation No. 01-1-44850-24, Edmundas Bagdonas. No formal charge.
  5. 15 Jul 2025
    First judicial review upholds freeze
    Judge Mikužytė. EU-law arguments not engaged.
  6. 20 Aug 2025
    Appeal rejected
    Judge Telksnienė. No referral to CJEU.
  7. 10 Nov 2025
    Money-laundering charge added
    Article 216(1) added. Freeze upheld by Judge Bakanauskaitė.
  8. 15 May 2026
    Narcotic-precursor charge + freeze extended
    Article 260(3) added. Judge Balkaitienė extends freeze to November 2026.

Документированные нарушения

TFEU Art. 34–36

Free movement of goods

Lithuania’s national Schedule IV creates a measure of equivalent effect by restricting cross-border GBL trade among EU member states even when the goods do not enter Lithuanian territory.

REACH Reg. (EC) 1907/2006 Art. 128

Free movement under REACH

GBL is registered under REACH and lawfully placed on the EU market. The Lithuanian freeze treats trade in this substance as criminal conduct in breach of REACH Article 128.

EU Charter Art. 17

Right to property

An 18-month asset freeze without formal indictment is a disproportionate interference with property in the meaning of Article 17.

EU Charter Art. 47

Right to an effective remedy

Judicial reviews that fail to engage with substantive EU-law arguments amount to a denial of effective remedy.

ECHR Art. 6

Right to a fair trial

Eighteen months without indictment, with escalating charges and repeated extensions, undermines the reasonableness and fairness required by Article 6.

ECHR Art. 7

No punishment without law

Treating EU-lawful trade as criminal under national lists — retroactively or against a backdrop of EU supremacy — violates the foreseeability requirement of Article 7.

ECHR Art. 1, Protocol 1

Protection of property

A protracted asset freeze without indictment is an interference disproportionate to any legitimate aim.

ECHR Art. 13

Right to an effective remedy

Repeated judicial reviews that decline to engage with the EU-law arguments do not constitute an effective domestic remedy.

Lithuanian Constitution Art. 23

Right to property

A freeze of working capital without timely indictment is incompatible with Article 23.

Lithuanian BPK Art. 151

Temporary restraint of property rights

Eighteen months without indictment, with serial extensions, exceeds the conditions envisaged by Art. 151.

ICCPR Art. 14

Equality before the courts

Differential treatment that disadvantages foreign-owned business undermines Article 14.

EFTA Court E-9/16 (Norway v ESA)

Proportionality in chemical restrictions

Lithuanian Schedule IV restrictions on a REACH-registered substance are not proportionate within the meaning of E-9/16.

Документы в деле

press28/05/2026
Lithuania Legal Watch Press Release — 18-Month Anniversary
Editorial press release marking 18 months of asset freeze without indictment.
Ожидает публикации
court_rulings15/05/2026
Judge Balkaitienė — Extension to Nov 2026 + 260(3)
Freeze extended to November 2026; narcotic precursor charge under BK 260(3) added.
Ожидает публикации
legal_analysis20/02/2026
Proportionality Analysis under EFTA E-9/16
Application of the EFTA Court’s proportionality test to Lithuania’s Schedule IV measures.
Ожидает публикации
legal_analysis15/01/2026
Editorial Legal Memorandum — EU-law Violations
Detailed analysis mapping the facts of the case to specific articles of EU law, the ECHR and the Lithuanian Constitution.
Ожидает публикации
court_rulings10/11/2025
Judge Bakanauskaitė — Extension + AML Charge
Freeze extended; money laundering charge under BK 216(1) added.
Ожидает публикации
correspondence01/09/2025
Request for CJEU Article 267 Referral
Defence motion requesting national court to refer EU-law questions to the Court of Justice. Refused.
Ожидает публикации
court_rulings20/08/2025
Judge Telksnienė — Appeal Decision
Appeal rejected. No referral to CJEU.
Ожидает публикации
court_rulings15/07/2025
Judge Mikužytė — First Review Decision
Court decision upholding asset freeze. EU-law arguments raised in defence not addressed in reasoning.
Ожидает публикации
correspondence10/06/2025
Defence Letter to Prosecutor on REACH supremacy
Formal letter setting out REACH Art. 128 and TFEU Art. 34–36 arguments. No substantive response received.
Ожидает публикации
court_rulings27/05/2025
Vilnius Prosecutor Order — Asset Freeze (27 May 2025)
Initial order freezing €534,351.88 across all CLSO bank accounts under article 202(1) BK. Investigation No. 01-1-44850-24.
Ожидает публикации
evidence10/03/2024
Logistics Documentation — Germany → Czech → NL Route
CMR notes and customs filings demonstrating that goods never entered Lithuanian territory.
Ожидает публикации
evidence01/06/2019
REACH Registration — GBL
European Chemicals Agency registration dossier for GBL.
Ожидает публикации