protecting the financial interests of the Union by applying measures to prevent fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity and, without prejudice to the investigative competence of OLAF, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by recovering amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties;
leas airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta a chur i bhfeidhm chun an chalaois, an t-éilliú agus aon ghníomhaíocht mhídhleathach eile a chosc agus, gan dochar d'inniúlacht imscrúdaitheach OLAF, trí sheiceálacha éifeachtacha agus, má bhraitear mírialtachtaí, trí mhéideanna a íocadh go mícheart a ghnóthú agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, trí phionóis riaracháin agus airgeadais, a bheidh éifeachtach, comhréireach agus athchomhairleach, a chur i bhfeidhm;