DCN

DCN is a naval defence company based in France and is one of Europe's leading shipbuilders.

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Followin the Second World War, the French government had its military ships designed and built by the Direction des construction navales (DCN), later incorporated in the military procurement agency D?l?gation G?n?rale pour l'Armement (DGA).

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In the 1990s, scandals erupted around unacceptable management and accounting practices inside DCN. In naval arsenals such as that of Toulon, corruption and mismanagements of funds were discovered; high-level military officers and engineers were tried. A 2001 report by the Cour des Comptes denounced haphazard accounting and handling of stocks.

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Toulon: Toulon (Tolon in Proven?al) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-C?te-d'Azur r?gion, Toulon is the pr?fecture (capital) of the Var d?partement, in the former province of Provence. Population...

Corruption: The word corrupt (Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref. and rumpere, to break) when used as an adverb literally means "utterly broken". In modern English usage the words corruption and corrupt have many meanings:...