The Commission shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, when activities financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties.
Glacfaidh an Coimisiún bearta cuí chun a áirithiú, i gcás ina gcuirfear gníomhaíochtaí arna maoiniú faoin Rialachán seo chun feidhme, go ndéanfar leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta coisctheacha a chur chun feidhme i gcoinne na calaoise, an éillithe agus aon ghníomhaíochtaí neamhdhleathacha eile trí sheiceálacha éifeachtacha agus má thugtar neamhrialtachtaí faoi deara, trí na méideanna a íocadh go mícheart a ghnóthú agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, trí phionóis éifeachtacha, chomhréireacha agus bhactha riaracháin agus airgeadais a chur i bhfeidhm.