Decision 2013/478 - 2013/478/EU: Commission Decision of 27 September 2013 amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Sources and disclaimer
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Current status

This decision has been published on September 28, 2013 and entered into force on October  1, 2013.

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Key information

official title

2013/478/EU: Commission Decision of 27 September 2013 amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2013/478
CELEX number i 32013D0478

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Key dates

Document 27-09-2013
Publication in Official Journal 28-09-2013; OJ L 257 p. 19-20
Effect 01-10-2013; Entry into force See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

28.9.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 257/19
 

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 September 2013

amending Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom establishing the European Anti-fraud Office

(2013/478/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 249 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

The institutions and the Member States attach great importance to the protection of the Union’s financial interests and to the fight against fraud and any other illegal activities detrimental to the Union’s financial interests, and the importance of action to that end is confirmed by Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
 

(2)

Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1) should be amended because of the entry into force of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
 

(3)

The Office’s tasks should continue to comprise the preparation of legislative and regulatory provisions in the areas of activity of the Office, including relevant instruments which fall under Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and instruments on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. The tasks of the Office should also continue to include training and technical assistance for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting.
 

(4)

The Office should take part in the activities of international bodies and associations specialised in the fight against fraud and corruption, for the purpose, in particular, of exchanging best practices.
 

(5)

The Commission should assess the need for revision of this Decision in the event that a European Public Prosecutor’s Office is established,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom is amended as follows:

 

(1)

the second sentence of Article 1 is deleted;
 

(2)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

 

(a)

in paragraph 1, ‘Community’ is replaced by ‘Union’;
 

(b)

in paragraph 2, the following second sentence is added:

‘This includes support to improve the protection of the euro against counterfeiting through training and technical assistance.’;
 

(c)

in paragraph 3, the following sentence is added:

‘This may include taking part in the activities of international bodies and associations specialised in the fight against fraud and corruption for the purpose, in particular, of exchanging best practices.’;
 

(d)

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.   The Office shall be responsible for the preparation of legislative and regulatory initiatives of the Commission with the objective of fraud prevention as referred to in paragraph 1, and of the protection of the euro against counterfeiting.’;
 

(3)

Article 3 is amended as follows:

 

—

‘Director’ is replaced by ‘Director-General’;
 

(4)

Article 4 is amended as follows:

 

—

‘Surveillance Committee’ is replaced by ‘Supervisory Committee’,
 

—

‘Community’ is replaced by ‘Union’;
 

(5)

Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Director-General

  • 1. 
    The Office shall be headed by a Director-General. The Director-General shall be appointed by the Commission, in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph 2. The term of office of the Director-General shall be seven years and shall not be renewable.

The Director-General shall be responsible for the Office’s conduct of investigations.

  • 2. 
    In order to appoint a new Director-General, the Commission shall publish a call for applications in the Official Journal of the...

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