regul ec european parliament council investig conduct european anti fraud offic olaf european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion court auditor act accord procedur laid articl treati institut member state attach great import protect commun financi interest fight fraud illeg activ detriment commun financi interest commiss respons connect close bound duti implement budget pursuant articl treati import action end confirm articl ec treati protect commun financi interest extend manag budget appropri measur affect liabl affect asset mean deploi fulli attain object notabl context investig duti devolv commun current distribut balanc respons nation commun level maintain reinforc mean combat fraud respect principl institut intern organis autonomi commiss establish depart decis ec ecsc euratom european anti fraud offic hereinaft quot offic quot respons conduct administr fraud investig offic full independ exercis investig function respons offic set commiss extend protect financi interest includ activ relat safeguard commun interest irregular conduct liabl result administr crimin proceed provid offic ensur cooper member state commiss protect commun financi interest provid articl ec treati step fight fraud corrupt illeg activ detriment commun financi interest offic conduct intern investig institut bodi offic agenc establish basi ec euratom treati hereinaft quot institut bodi offic agenc quot decis ec ecsc euratom purpos investig offic exercis power confer commun legisl subject limit condit laid offic entrust exercis power confer commiss council regul euratom ec novemb spot check inspect carri commiss order protect european commun financi interest fraud irregular offic allow exercis power confer commiss conduct spot check inspect member state notabl purpos detect irregular requir articl council regul ec euratom decemb protect european commun financi interest investig conduct accord treati protocol privileg immun european commun respect staff regul offici condit employ servant european commun hereinaft refer quot staff regul quot full respect human right fundament freedom principl fair person involv express view fact principl conclus investig base sole element evidenti end institut bodi offic agenc lai term condit intern investig conduct staff regul amend order lai right oblig offici servant intern investig intern investig conduct offic guarante access premis institut bodi offic agenc inform document held ensur offic independ carri task confer regul director power open investig initi compet nation author institut bodi offic agenc case decid action complet investig basi report drawn offic incumb director offic forward directli judici author member state concern inform acquir offic intern investig situat liabl result crimin proceed term offic employe discharg duti term govern director exercis respons conduct investig offic employe laid sake success cooper offic member state relev institut bodi offic agenc reciproc exchang inform organis subject rule confidenti inform subject profession secreci ensur enjoi proper data protect ensur find investig conduct offic employe account requisit follow action report statu admiss evid administr judici proceed end drawn manner compat rule govern administr report member state offic enjoi independ discharg function reinforc independ offic subject regular monitor investig function supervisori committe made independ person highli qualifi offic field activ committe duti includ assist offic director discharg respons administr investig conduct author director offic full independ institut bodi offic agenc supervisori committe incumb director offic ensur protect person data respect confidenti inform gather investig offici servant commun assur legal protect equival provid articl staff regul activ offic assess year period regul diminish power respons member state measur combat fraud affect commun financi interest entrust independ offic task conduct extern administr investig area full complianc subsidiar principl laid articl treati oper offic step fight fraud corrupt illeg activ affect commun financi interest compat proportion principl adopt regul articl object task order step fight fraud corrupt illeg activ affect financi interest european commun european anti fraud offic establish commiss decis ec ecsc euratom hereinaft quot offic quot exercis power investig confer commiss commun rule regul agreement forc area offic provid member state assist commiss organis close regular cooper compet author order coordin activ purpos protect european commun financi interest fraud offic contribut design develop method fight fraud illeg activ affect financi interest european commun institut bodi offic agenc establish basi treati hereinaft quot institut bodi offic agenc quot offic conduct administr investig purpos fight fraud corrupt illeg activ affect financi interest european commun investig end matter relat discharg profession duti constitut derelict oblig offici servant commun liabl result disciplinari case crimin proceed equival failur discharg oblig part member institut bodi head offic agenc member staff institut bodi offic agenc subject staff regul offici condit employ servant european commun quot staff regul quot articl administr investig mean regul quot administr investig quot hereinaft quot investig quot inspect check measur undertaken employe offic perform duti accord articl view achiev object set articl establish irregular natur activ investig investig affect power member state bring crimin proceed articl extern investig offic exercis power confer commiss regul euratom ec carri spot inspect check member state accord cooper agreement forc countri part investig function offic carri inspect check provid articl regul ec euratom sector rule refer articl regul member state accord cooper agreement forc countri articl intern investig area refer articl offic carri administr investig institut bodi offic agenc hereinaft quot intern investig quot intern investig carri subject rule treati protocol privileg immun european commun due regard staff regul condit accord procedur provid regul decis adopt institut bodi offic agenc institut consult rule laid decis provid provis refer paragraph compli offic unannounc access inform held institut bodi offic agenc premis offic empow inspect account institut bodi offic agenc offic copi obtain extract document content data medium held institut bodi offic agenc assum custodi document data ensur danger disappear offic request oral inform member institut bodi manag offic agenc staff institut bodi offic agenc condit accord procedur laid regul euratom ec offic carri spot inspect premis econom oper concern order obtain access inform relat irregular oper hold offic person concern suppli inform pertin investig institut bodi offic agenc inform employe offic conduct investig premis consult document request inform held institut bodi offic agenc investig reveal member manag offici servant person involv institut bodi offic agenc belong inform case requir absolut secreci purpos investig requir recours mean investig fall compet nation judici author provis inform defer prejudic rule laid treati protocol privileg immun european commun provis staff regul decis adopt institut bodi offic agenc provid paragraph includ rule duti part member offici servant institut bodi manag offici servant offic agenc cooper suppli inform offic servant procedur observ offic employe conduct intern investig guarante right person concern intern investig articl open investig extern investig open decis director offic act initi request member state concern intern investig open decis director offic act initi request institut bodi offic agenc investig conduct articl investig procedur director offic direct conduct investig offic employe carri task product written authoris show ident capac offic employe equip intervent written author issu director indic subject matter investig spot inspect check offic employe adopt attitud keep rule practic govern offici member state concern staff regul decis refer subparagraph articl investig conduct continu period proportion circumst complex case member state ensur compet author conform nation provis give support enabl offic employe fulfil task institut bodi ensur member staff afford assist enabl offic agent fulfil task offic agenc ensur manag staff likewis articl duti inform offic institut bodi offic agenc forward offic delai inform relat case fraud corrupt illeg activ institut bodi offic agenc nation law member state request offic initi forward document inform hold relat current intern investig member state forward document inform relat extern investig accord relev provis institut bodi offic agenc nation law member state send offic document inform consid pertin hold relat fight fraud corrupt illeg activ affect commun financi interest articl confidenti data protect inform obtain extern investig form protect relev provis inform forward obtain intern investig form subject profession secreci enjoi protect provis applic institut european commun inform commun person institut european commun member state function requir purpos prevent fraud corrupt illeg activ director ensur offic employe person act author observ commun nation provis protect person data provid direct ec european parliament council octob protect individu regard process person data free movement data director offic member supervisori committe refer articl ensur articl articl treati appli articl investig report action investig complet investig carri offic draw report author director fact establish financi loss find investig includ recommend director offic action draw report account procedur requir laid nation law member state concern report drawn basi constitut admiss evid administr judici proceed member state prove condit administr report drawn nation administr inspector subject evalu rule applic administr report drawn nation administr inspector ident report report drawn extern investig relat document compet author member state question accord rule relat extern investig report drawn intern investig relat document institut bodi offic agenc concern institut bodi offic agenc action disciplinari legal intern investig result investig warrant report thereon director offic deadlin laid find report articl forward inform offic prejudic articl regul provis regul euratom ec offic time forward compet author member state concern inform obtain extern investig prejudic articl regul director offic forward judici author member state concern inform obtain offic intern investig matter liabl result crimin proceed subject requir investig simultan inform member state concern prejudic articl regul offic time forward institut bodi offic agenc concern inform obtain intern investig articl supervisori committe supervisori committe reinforc offic independ regular monitor implement investig function request director initi committe deliv opinion director activ offic interf conduct investig progress compos independ person possess qualif requir appoint respect countri senior post relat offic area activ appoint common accord european parliament council commiss term offic member year renew expiri term offic member remain offic appoint renew replac carri duti seek instruct govern institut bodi offic agenc supervisori committe appoint chairman adopt rule procedur hold meet year decis major member secretariat provid offic director forward supervisori committe year offic programm activ refer articl regul director committe regularli inform offic activ investig result thereof action investig progress month director inform supervisori committe reason wind investig expect time complet director inform committe case institut bodi agenc offic concern fail act recommend made director inform committe case requir inform forward judici author member state supervisori committe adopt report activ year send institut committe submit report european parliament council commiss court auditor result offic investig action thereon articl director offic head director nomin commiss term year renew view appoint director commiss call applic publish offici journal european commun favour opinion supervisori committe draw list suitabl qualifi candid consult european parliament council commiss appoint director director seek instruct govern institut bodi offic agenc perform duti regard open carri extern intern investig draft report investig director consid measur commiss call independ question entitl bring action institut court justic director report regularli european parliament council commiss court auditor find investig carri offic whilst respect confidenti investig legitim right person concern nation provis applic judici proceed institut ensur confidenti investig conduct offic respect legitim right person concern judici proceed institut nation provis applic proceed adher adopt disciplinari sanction director commiss consult supervisori committe addit measur relat disciplinari sanction director subject reason decis forward inform european parliament council articl financ appropri offic total amount enter special budget head part section gener budget european union relat commiss set detail annex part post alloc offic list annex commiss establish plan articl judici review pend amend staff regul offici servant european commun submit director offic complaint virtu articl act advers affect commit offic part intern investig accord procedur laid articl staff regul articl staff regul appli decis regard complaint provis appli analog staff institut bodi offic agenc subject staff regul articl progress report year entri forc regul commiss transmit european parliament council progress report offic activ accompani supervisori committe opinion propos modifi extend offic task articl entri forc regul enter forc june regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel european parliament presid gil robl council presid eichel oj opinion deliv april publish offici journal opinion european parliament deliv publish offici journal council decis page edit offici journal oj oj oj