Erscheinung:17.05.2023 | Topic Measures Publication of financial reports: Federal Office of Justice imposes disciplinary fine on HelloFresh SE
On 30 March 2023, the Federal Office of Justice (Bundesamt für Justiz – BfJ) imposed a disciplinary fine amounting to 2,500 euros on HelloFresh SE.
The disciplinary fine order related to a breach of section 325 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB). HelloFresh SE failed to submit its accounting documents for the financial year 2020 for the purpose of disclosure to the operator of the German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) in electronic form within the prescribed period. The legal basis for the sanction is section 335 of the HGB.
The company did not lodge an appeal against the Federal Office of Justice’s decision to impose a disciplinary fine.