ker mora biti urad, glede na potrebo po okrepitvi boja proti goljufijam, korupciji in drugim nezakonitim ravnanjem, ki škodujejo finančnim interesom Skupnosti, sposoben izvajati notranje preiskave v vseh institucijah, organih, uradih in agencijah, ustanovljenih s Pogodbo ESF ali Pogodbo Euratom ali na podlagi teh pogodb (v nadaljevanju "institucije, organi, uradi in agencije");
Whereas, given the need to step up the fight against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities detrimental to the Communities' financial interests, the Office must be able to conduct internal investigations in all the institutions, bodies and offices and agencies established by or on the basis of the EC and Euratom Treaties (hereinafter "the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies");