[1/2] A soldier of the special forces unit KSK of Germany's army Bundeswehr holds the Heckler & Koch assault rifle G95/HK416 during a training exercise in Calw, Germany, October 24, 2022.
REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File PhotoHELSINKI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - German gun maker Heckler & Koch has filed a complaint with the Finnish Market Court over Finland's direct arms purchase from a local manufacturer, bypassing competition rules, court documents seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
Finland's defence forces said the procurement followed Finnish and EU exceptions to competition rules on the basis of national security interests.
Contacted by Reuters, Heckler & Koch GmbH declined to comment on the proceeding and did not reveal if it had filed a similar complaint in Sweden.
The Swedish Market Court or Stockholm's Administrative Court found no pending complaints by the German company in their registries.
Persons:
Koch, Heiko Becker, Italy's Beretta, Heckler, Anne Kauranen, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
Bundeswehr, Heckler, REUTERS, Finnish Market Court, Reuters, EU, Sako, Finnish Defence Forces, RK, AK, Heckler & Koch, Nordic, NATO, Koch, Swedish, Thomson
Locations:
Calw, Germany, Sweden, Finnish, Sako, Finland, Swedish, Ukraine, Stockholm's