protecting the financial interests of the Union by applying preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity, 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 imposing effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties;
leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta coisctheacha in aghaidh calaoise, éillithe agus aon ghníomhaíocht mhídhleathach eile a chur i bhfeidhm, gan dochar don inniúlacht imscrúdaitheach atá ag OLAF, trí sheiceálacha éifeachtacha agus, má aimsítear neamhrialtachtaí, trí mhéideanna á 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;