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De importerende medlemsstater var i de fleste tilfælde Tyskland, Belgien, Frankrig, Nederlandene og Det Forenede Kongerige.
All the Member States, but especially Portugal, are involved in recovering own re sources, the amount of which has not yet been determined.
Det viste sig, at 115 certifikater var helt forfalskede (1 200 t sengelinned), da de pågældende produkter aldrig havde været i Bangladesh, men var blevet eksporteret fra Pakistan eller andre tredjelande (via Hong Kong og/eller Singapore).
The documents gathered in the course of these missions and passed on to the Member States have provided them with the means of recovering duties evaded on the falsely certified beef.
Andre certifikater (88) var reelt blevet udstedt af myndighederne i Bangladesh, men vedrørte pro dukter, der ikke var blevet fremstillet i overensstemmelse med oprindelsesreglerne inden for GPS.
Investigations are continuing in both the Union and Argentina to elucidate the full circumstances of the fraud.
Ovennævnte tal risikerer derfor at stige.
Cattle and beef from Eastern Europe
De pågældende partiers reelle oprindelse kan nemlig først fastslås efter yderligere undersøgelser, især i De Forenede Arabiske Emirater.
Proceedings are currently in progress be fore the courts in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark for the recovery of duties on imports of canned tuna accompanied by certificates of origin issued by the Thai authorities for canned bonito (Sarda spp).
De fortsatte undersøgelser kræver i et tilfælde som dette, at de lokale myndigheder samarbejder fuldt ud.
There has been much press coverage and many parliamentary questions concerning this major case of fraud against the transit arrangements which went on between 1988 and 1992.
Det bør under streges, at myndighederne i Bangladesh er meget samarbejdsvillige.
The cattle and beef theoretically intended for nonmember countries were in
') Se kapitel 4, afsnit 3, »Tilrettelæggelse af det opera tionelle samarbejde« punktet om TAFI-program-met, s. 37.
1 See the account of the mission to Kenya above.
De berørte medlemsstater disponerer på grundlag af de indsamlede oplysninger over et tilstrækkeligt materiale til at kunne
The Commission removed canned bonito (Sarda spp) from its proposed GSP scheme for 1995 which was adopted by the Council
Ulovlighederne forventes at omfatte unddragelser til et beløb på over 116 mio. ECU.
Apart from anything else, there was no way of distinguishing training costs (if indeed there were any) and wage and salary costs.
Et kontrolbesøg i januar 1994 i Pakistan, et andet centrum for organiseret ulovlig eksport, viste, at oprindelsen for ca. 2 000 t varer fra dette land var blevet angivet som Bangladesh og De Forenede Arabiske Emirater ved import til EF.
The estimate of amounts evaded has been raised from the initial ECU 17 million to ECU 33 million.
Der var navnlig tale om Tshirts til Det Forenede Kongerige samt sengelinned til Belgien (De falske certifikater var udstedt i Schweiz) og Nederlandene. landene.
Investigations are continuing in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Under et besøg inden for det administrative samarbejde i Ungarn i december opdagede man 70 partier cigaretter (dvs. ca. 10 mio. stykker), der under TIR-carneter var blevet sendt fra Ungarn til EF og TIR-carneterne forsynet med falske stempler og derfor unddraget ordningen.
An investigation was also commenced re garding a training scheme operated in the new Lander of Germany where an operator with a network of establishments in several Member States had misused funds.
Bedrageriet omfattede 69 mio. ECU i und dragelser for told, punktafgifter og moms.
This case prompted an amendment to the transit arrangements to restrict the use of the overall guarantee for certain sensitive products. '
Kommissionen vil i 1995 indlede konsultationer med henblik på justering af de kvantitative begrænsninger under hensyn til de mængder, for hvilke det er bevist, at de blev importeret fra Pakistan.
Turning the spot light on fraud and its perpetrators is a valuable deterrent; but the value of litigation, however resolutely it must be pursued, should not be blown up out of all proportion.
Den samlede strategi, der er mere effektiv end de enkeltstående nationale kontroltiltag, viser task forcens rolle og nytte.
A case now under investigation in Belgium originated in statements made in a weekly newspaper by the former director of an institute to the effect that he had made false declarations under duress in order to obtain ESF funds for the institute.
I den foreliggende sag fortsætter undersøgelser ne med henblik på at samle beviser mod bagmændene (ofte etableret uden for EF) til dette bedrageri.
Between 1989 and 1993 the institute received the equivalent of ECU 760 000 by way of cofinancing for training schemes.
1.2 Landbrugs- og fiskeriprodukter
But, he stated, these schemes never took place.
En fælles kontrol i samarbejde med de lokale myndigheder i Lesotho i februar 1994 har fået myndighederne der til at trække 600 oprindelsescertifikater tilbage, der var udstedt for især jeans og bukser.
The instructors mentioned in the file were re search workers who had never done any teaching.
Grunden hertil var, at GSP-præferencen ikke var berettiget.
The alleged trainees were institute staff working on routine analysis work sold commercially by the institute.
Dette fik dog ingen virkning for tekstilaftalerne, for oprindelseslandet skulle efter oprindelsesreglerne være enten Le sotho eller Ciske'i.
The fic titious cofinancing was drawn from the annual budget set aside by the provincial authorities for the institute.
Misbrug af præferenceordningerne i for bindelse med import af fiskeriprodukter fremstillet af fisk, der er fanget af skibe af anden nationalitet end den godkendte in den for den pågældende ordning, er ikke et nyt fænomen og har været omtalt som uregelmæssigheder i samtlige Kommissionens årsberetninger.
The ESF is a specially sensitive area where the Commission has identified cases of fraud which are now being investigated; the problem is primarily, of course, that the services subsidized tend to be intangible. gible.
Det er imidlertid første gang, man konstaterer, at ægthedscertifikater for oksekød er blevet forfalskede 2)-
In September 1994, when undertaking an on-the-spot inspection in Haute-Corse of the compensatory allowances scheme for stock farmers in mountain areas,2the
Siden 1990 er ligeledes forsendelsesordningerne blevet misbrugt i forbindelse med import og eksport af landbrugsprodukter fra de central- og østeuropæiske lande. Der
The Commission is in contact with the prosecuting authorities at Lanusei (Sardinia), who have had proceedings in hand since early 1993 concerning suspected fraud cases involving vocational training courses {via Contratti di Formazione-Lavoro) fin anced by the ESF and managed by the Sardinian regional authorities.
') Se kapitel 4, afsnit 3, »Tilrettelæggelse af det opera tionelle samarbejde«, s. 39.
' See Chapter 1, Section 5, 'Customs transit arrangements', page 11.
Den væsentligste opgave for den task for ce, der blev oprettet for tobakssektoren '). er at bekæmpe det bedrageri, der har sin baggrund i organiseret kriminalitet.
: Operating under Articles 17 to 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91: OJ L 218, 6.8.1991.
Se vedrørende denne sag i »løbende sager« (landbrugs- og fiskeriprodukter), s. 52.
A mission there confirmed that there were a number of anomalies in the contract
Fællesskabet har også kunnet benytte sig af samarbejdet med IRU (International Road Union), der har sæde i Genève, og som er ansvarlig for forvaltningen af TIR-ordningen (Transit International Routier) ').
A survey of main developments in cases announced in previous years' reports follows. lows.
Kommissionens tjenestegrene har tilsendt medlemsstaternes undersøgelsesmyndigheder talrige (i alt 33) yderligere meddelelser om sager, der i de foregående år er blevet indledt vedrørende disse produkter.
It forthwith suspended all payments under the Corsican SPD (single programming document), acting in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. '
Der er aflagt tre besøg (2 i Ecuador og 1 i Colombia) inden for det administrative samarbejde i disse lande for at undersøge, hvorledes det forholder sig med tilberedninger og konserves af tun, der importeres til EF under GSP.
An investigation mission in Italy in September 1994 revealed a major fraud worth an estimated ECU 1.8 million affecting three projects running under Council Re gulation (EEC) No 355/77.2The projects were for the modernization of fruit and vegetable establishments belonging to the same company.
Medlemsstaterne har i overensstemmelse med gældende bestemmelser indledt inddrivelsesprocedurer på grundlag af forskel lige undersøgelser i 1993 og 1994 udført på stedet.
The case against the company accused of diverting ECU 2.7 million in Belgium, in which the Commission has joined partie civile proceedings, is still before the courts. Hearings were completed in 1994, but judgment has yet to be given.
En vis mængde af disse produkter forekom tvivlsomme og menes fremstillet af fisk, der var fanget af skibe af ikke ecuadoriansk eller colombiansk nationalitet, dvs. af anden nationalitet end den, der ifølge EF-ordningen kræves for de pågældende pro dukter.
Community legislation was found to have been disregarded in a variety of respects: the projects had been altered without Com mission approval, ineligible expenditure had been charged and the premises once constructed had been abandoned.
Mistanken blev i vidt omfang bekræftet, og unddragelserne af egne indtægter anslås til ca. 6 mio. ECU for hvert land, dvs. i alt 12 mio.
Follow ing the mission the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry asked the Commission to disallow two of the three projects.
Desuden burde nogle af dem betragtes som havende oprindelse i Korea (derfor anvendelse af antidumpingtold). told).
Following investigations ordered by the Naples courts, a request has been made for seven airline officials, among others, to be indicted on financial charges (false accounting and invoicing, fraudulent over charging by listing fictitious students and teachers and charging ineligible expenditure) in the execution of training schemes financed by the ESF and the EIB.
Denne sag skabte nogle vanskeligheder for de indonesiske myndigheder med hensyn til det administrative samarbejde. Det samle-
1 OJ L 374, 13.12.1988; amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93: OJ L 193, 31.7.1993.
') Denne ordning og forsendelsesordningen er beskrevet i kapitel 1, afsnit 5, s. 14.
3 By virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No
Analyser af prøver udført på initiativ af og finansieret af Kommissionen har vist, at
This case suggests that a close watch should be kept on public procurement, particularly in the construction and civil engineering industries.
Følgende skal bemærkes:
The defendants have appealed.
• Kommissionens tjenestegrene opdage de, at der var et reelt problem på grund lag af en efterforskningsanalyse (undersøgelse af Koreas og Indonesiens eksportstatistikker).
It should be noted here that the defendants were not discharged on the accusations of attempts to defraud the Community budget (Italian Criminal Code, Article 640bis).
Den viser yderligere, hvor vigtigt det er at iværksætte og opfølge de toldbestemmelser, der er fastsat i aftalerne med tredjeian-, de.
The investigation revealed that the com pany received financial support worth about ECU 5 million between 1985 and 1992; the exact amount unduly paid still has to be determined.
TV-apparater importeret fra Tyrkiet
Section 5 Direct expenditure
Det er et åbent spørgsmål, om bestemmelserne overholdes med hensyn til de andre produktkategorier, der omhandles i samhandelsaftaler med Tyrkiet.
This new section deals with expenditure managed directly by the Commission itself under contract without any formal obligations being incumbent on the Member States as regards financial reporting or monitoring along traditional lines.
Kommissionen gør medlemsstaterne opmærksom på, at det efter EF-bestem-melserne kræves, at de inddriver tolden for disse produkter, når Associeringsaftalen mellem EØF og Tyrkiet ikke overholdes med hensyn til varernes frie bevægelighed, og disse varer derfor ikke kan omfattes af den præferencebehandling, som EF-impor-tørerne anmoder om.
The three centres had visibly never actually operated, for at both Castri and Eboli buildings were dilapidated, access roads were impassable and bottling machinery was neither bolted to the floor nor connect ed to vats.
Efter Toldkodeksudvalgets udtalelse (i maj 1994) om disse produkter er det blevet en deligt fastslået, at de ukorrekt er blevet behandlet under GSP-ordningen, og at antidumpingreglerne, der skal gælde for disse produkter, der er af kinesisk oprindelse, derfor er blevet overtrådt.
The Commission conducted an investigation in Italy when a firm failed to perform a Medspa contract ' to set up a plant to recycle waste polyurethane varnish and sawdust into new materials within the period prescribed by the contract. The firm concerned had moved to another part of Italy and its sole director had been re placed.
2) Importører, der har indgået kontrakter med tyrkiske eksportører, bør sikre sig mod tab i forbindelse
This case clearly illustrates the problem of subsidized projects that are executed inadequately or not at all. The Commission must recover advances paid in such cases.
Kommissionen minder medlemsstaterne om, at importørerne skal overholde EF's toldlov ved inddrivelsen af toldskylden ')· Kommissionen har i dette øjemed tilsendt de pågældende medlemsstater en opfordring til øjeblikkeligt og under hensyn til de foreskrevne frister at inddrive de afgifter, unddragelsen omfatter, hos EF-impor-tørerne2).
The court at L'Aquila, after 38 hearings, gave judgment on 21 June in the Abruzzi case; the 11 members of the four-party Regional Council were convicted of abuse of public office (cronyism) and sentenced variously to three years' imprisonment plus a further five years' disqualification from public office (the President of the Council) and to two years' imprisonment plus three years' disqualification (the 10 Vice-Presidents).
med deres del af risiciene ved international handel og endog få deres tyrkiske forbindelse til at dække deres tab ved efterfølgende inddrivelse af EF-told-skylden.
The President was further convicted of constructive forgery, since the official decision falsely recorded that the 2 000 applications made had been subjected to comparative examination and that 460 had been selected as a result.
De af bedrageriet omfattede beløb andrager uden hensyn til den antidumpingtold,
' Under Council Regulation (EEC) No 563/91: O J L 63,9.3.1991.
Tekstiler af kinesisk oprindelse, der er importeret under overskridelse af kvantitative begrænsninger
EC Treaty to see that the proper authorities take the requisite action to pursue the investigations.
Det var i marts 1993 blevet aftalt, at de norske myndigheder skulle undersøge si tuationen for så vidt angår nogle fiskeri produkter, der inden for præferenceordningen var blevet eksporteret til EF, idet der til fremstillingen af et parti af disse var blev anvendt produkter, der ikke havde oprindelse i Norge.
The Commission received a request for as sistance from the German judicial authorities in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud against the Community bud get by those in charge of a non-governmental organization promoting two develop ment projects financed by the Union and the German Government.
En undersøgelse i EF og i visse tredjelande viste, at disse produkter (Tshirts og pullovers) reelt havde oprindelse i Kina.
The Commission had paid ECU 480 000 towards the projects, and was particularly keen to help the German authorities with their inquiries. The trial is in progress.
Kina har accepteret, at 9,3 mio. stk. (over tre år) medregnes under disse kvantitative begrænsninger
To this end they shall organize, with the help of the Com mission, close and regular cooperation between the competent departments of their administrations.'
Alle medlemsstater er involveret i inddrivelsen af det (endnu ikke kendte) involverede beløb, især Portugal.
This is an exemplary case in that the Com mission was answering a call for assistance from a Member State whose investigation into an NGO had revealed that Community money was involved.
Flere sager indgår i de undersøgelser vedrørende tekstilprodukter, der er importeret fra disse lande til EF.
Several investigations are in hand in re sponse to problems related to invoicing.
I alle sager er der tale om omladninger, bl.a. af
These investigations concern some contracts in all the Member States.
Kommissionen har slettet konserves af bonite sarda i sit forslag til GSP for 1995. Rådet vedtog ordningen den 19. september 1994, og misbrug er derfor ikke længere muligt.
An investigation has been launched in the Netherlands concerning irregularities in a project running under the action plan for the introduction of advanced television services in Europe.
• Tshirts med angivet oprindelse i for skellige AVS- (Kenya ...) og GSP-lande (Nepal ...), men hvis faktiske oprindelse mistænkes for at være Kina, Indien eller Pakistan. Sagen vedrører 20 mio. stykker tekstilprodukter og ca. 3 mio. ECU i egne indtægter
Investigations have revealed the existence of networks, apparently organized in all 12 Member States, set up to take advantage of Community funds by over-invoicing and by use of fictitious subcontractors.
') Se konklusionerne af det kontrolbesøg, der er aflagt i dette land, s. 48.
The Commission has asked several Member States under Article 209a of the
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Chapter 6 STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS
Der foregår stadig undersøgelser i Tyskland, Nederlandene, Bel gien og Frankrig.
The information in this chapter derives from the databases set up and managed
Som følge af denne sag er forsendelsesordningen blevet ændret med hensyn til begrænsningen af benyttelsen af den samlede garanti for visse følsomme produkter ').
by the Commission. The Commission, in conjunction with sectoral committees and specialized services in the Member States working within the framework of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention]uses the information in coordinating and supporting action taken at national level, particularly against major cases of fraud.
I fortsættelse af det første besøg på stedet viste to yderligere besøg i Argentina i henholdsvis november 1993 og april-maj 1994 gennemført i samarbejde med de lokale myndigheder, at over 460 ægthedscertifikater, der ved import af fersk og kølet oksekød af høj kvalitet (»Hilton beef«) til EF var blevet forelagt i 1991 og 1992, var falske.
Table 1 shows all cases of fraud reported in 1994 involving the EAGGF Guarantee Sec tion, broken down by the year in which the fraud started, all of which were in fact detected in 1994. The length of time in volved in the recovery procedures operated by national administrations is plain to see. *
Tyskland, der er langt den største importør af Hilton beef fra Argentina (80°7o), er den mest berørte medlemsstat, men andre falske certifikater er blevet fremlagt i Det Forenede Kongerige, Spa nien, Frankrig, Italien og Nederlandene.
Table 2 lists the reports made in the first half of 1994 relating to own resources, showing the amounts involved and the breakdown of cases and amounts by Member State.
I alt er over 4 500 t kød importeret til EF med falske ægthedscertifikater, og afgifter til ca. 18 mio. ECU mangler at bliver ind drevet.
Reports concerning all structural measures are grouped together in Table 3 (Table 4 shows the corresponding amounts), and re flect recent legislative developments.
Uden at se bort fra det finansielle aspekt af inddrivelserne er disse undersøgelsers første formål at standse bedragerierne ved at afsløre deres netværk.
The first section deals with the reports supplied by Member States under the sectoral regulations currently in force.
Den bedste forebyggelse er at afsløre ulovlighederne og of fentliggøre, hvorledes de hænger sammen.
The second section looks at the resulting data in the context of the development of the Commission's new sources of information such as the freephone2or in the framework of ex changes of information in the area of 'Mutual assistance' in order to be able to asses the global financial impact of all irregularities.
Man skal imidlertid ikke nære for stor til lid til procedurerne i forbindelse med bedragerierne, som dog skal gennemføres med stædighed.
This is followed by an analysis of the comparative significance of irregularities in the different areas and different Member States.
På grundlag af de dokumenter, der blev indsamlet under disse kontrolbesøg og stillet til de pågældende medlemsstaters rådighed, har de kunnet inddrive afgifterne for de varer, der var importeret med falske certifikater.
(i) Member States are required to report irregularities by Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, but be cause the Code of Conduct detailing the practical arrangements was an nulled by the Court of Justice in 19915new cases (or progress on old ones) were reported rarely if at all. By
1.1 Den Europæiske Socialfond
Reports of irregularities from Member States in 1994
Kvæg og kød fra de østeuropæiske lande
' See Chapter 4, Section 1, page 30.
') Se kapitel 1, afsnit 5 om ordningerne for toldforsendelse, s. 14.
' See the annual report on the fight against fraud for 1991 (SEC (92)943 final).
ten, forvaltede kontrakterne.
Analysis of data in the Commission databases
Der er indledt en undersøgelse i forbindelse med erhvervsuddannelsestiltag i Tysklands nye delstater, hvor en modtager med infrastrukturer i forskellige medlemsstater skal have misbrugt midler.
(ii) the adoption of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1681/94 on 11 July 1994 marked the resumption of the reporting of cases of fraud and irregu larities and in the first three months after the new Regulation came into effect, 22 cases were reported (the corresponding figure for the period of 1994 up to the new Regulation was 20);
De franske myndigheder har anmodet om en yderligere undersøgelse for at afgøre problemets omfang og foretage de nødvendige finansielle reguleringer.
(i) the IRENE base contains the reports from Member States concerning cases of fraud and irregularities in the field of traditional own resources, the EAGGF Guarantee Section and the Structural Funds;
Et tilfælde, der i øjeblikket undersøges i Belgien, har som udgangspunkt, at en tidligere administrationsdirektor for et institut til et blad erklærede, at han havde måttet skrive falske erklæringer for at få støtte fra ESF.
(ii) the Pre-IRENE base contains information on cases detected by the Com mission and not reported by Member States;
Kommissionen har efter et kontrolbesøg i Italien i september 1994 opdaget et betyde ligt bedrageri til et beløb på ca. 1,8 mio. ECU i forbindelse med gennemførelsen af tre projekter, der finansieres i henhold til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 355/77 3).
(iii) the reports under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1831/94 indicated that there were no cases of fraud. This was because Council Regulation (EEC) No 1164/942setting up the Cohesion Fund only entered into force on 26 May 1994.
Det pågældende institut fik mellem 1989 og 1993, hvad der svarede til 760 000 ECU fra ESF til medfinansiering af erhvervsuddannelser. nelser.
(iii) the 'Mutual assistance' base contains information on cases which have been the subject of an exchange of information in the mutual assistance framework3 but which have not been formally reported in accordance with the Council regulations4 concerned.
Formålet med projekterne var bl.a. moder nisering af tre anlæg til frugter og grønsager, der tilhørte samme firma.
Figure 1 shows the total number of fraud cases reported involving traditional own re sources and expenditure, as well as the amounts involved and the trend over the last four years.