In order to step up the fight against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Community, the European Anti-Fraud Office established by Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom (hereinafter 'the Office') shall exercise the powers of investigation conferred on the Commission by the Community rules and Regulations and agreements in force in those areas.
Za okrepitev boja proti goljufijam, korupciji in drugim nezakonitim dejanjem, ki vplivajo na finančne interese Evropske skupnosti, Evropski urad za boj proti goljufijam, ustanovljen s Sklepom Komisije št. 1999/352/ES, ECPJ, Euratom (v nadaljevanju “urad”) izvaja pooblastila preiskovanja, prenesena na Komisijo s pravili, predpisi in sporazumi Skupnosti, ki veljajo na teh področjih.