protecting the financial interests of the Union by the application of measures to prevent fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, where irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by the imposition of effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties;
leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint trí bhearta chun cosc a chur ar an gcalaois, ar an éilliú agus ar aon ghníomhaíochtaí mídhleathacha eile a chur i bhfeidhm, trí sheiceálacha éifeachtacha agus, i gcás ina mbraithfear neamhrialtachtaí, trí mhéideanna a íocadh go mícheart a ghnóthú agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, trí phionóis riaracháin agus airgeadais a bheidh éifeachtach, chomhréireach agus athchomhairleach a fhorchur;