The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, unduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, administrative and financial penalties.
Ba cheart leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta comhréireacha feadh an timthrialla caiteachais, lena n-áirítear neamhrialtachtaí a chosc, a bhrath agus a fhiosrú, cistí a cailleadh, a íocadh go míchuí nó a úsáideadh go mícheart a ghnóthú agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, pionóis riaracháin agus airgeadais a ghearradh.