Ona denies his links with a plot of smuggling with Iran

In front of the informations published in diverse means along this week, the company Ona Spark-erosion has issued a communiqué that reproduce to continuation:

“The company Ona Spark-erosion S.A., manufacturer of machine-tool, denies categorically be involved in any ‘plot of smuggling with Iran”. Likewise, the company ensures to be absolutely extraneous to the nuclear program of Iran and that, in his exports, always has fulfilled escrupulosamente with the international agreements. Ona is a company of manufacture of machine of destined spark-erosion to the mechanisation of diverse industrial products, with 60 years of history, and exports to all the world, specifically 80% of his production goes out out of Spain. With regard to the sales to Iran and to any another country that like this require it, Ona Spark-erosion ALWAYS requests the pertinent statutory permissions to the Administration.

In 2009 requested two permissions for two Iranian companies customers and expected months to the reply of the Administration. One was conceded and, therefore, the machine exported to Iran with permission. The another permission did not concede and, therefore, did not realise this operation.

The machines denegadas did not correspond to any model to measure. It treated of standard machines, without any type of special equipment, the simplest from among the offered in our catalogue and that they are sold in all the markets.

The quoted machines were supplied to another no Iranian customer that realised a standard request of similar characteristic, fulfilling the national and community rule of application”.