ker je Komisija s Sklepom št. 1999/352/ES, ECPJ, Euratom( fn ) znotraj svojih oddelkov ustanovila Evropski urad za boj proti goljufijam (v nadaljevanju “urad”), pooblaščen za upravne preiskave goljufij, da bi okrepila razpoložljiva sredstva za boj proti goljufijam ob hkratnem spoštovanju načela avtonomije notranje organizacije posamezne institucije;
Whereas to reinforce the means available for combating fraud, while respecting the principle of each institution's internal organisational autonomy, the Commission has established among its own departments by Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom (4), a European Anti-Fraud Office (hereinafter 'the Office') with responsibility for conducting administrative fraud investigations;