The Commission shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, when actions 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 or, where appropriate, the restitution of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties.
Déanfaidh an Coimisiún bearta iomchuí lena n-áiritheofar, nuair a chuirfear gníomhaíochtaí a mhaoineofar faoin Rialachán seo chun feidhme, go gcosnófar leasanna airgeadais an Aontais trí bhearta coisctheacha a chur i bhfeidhm i gcoinne na calaoise, an éillithe agus aon ghníomhaíochtaí neamhdhleathacha eile, trí sheiceálacha éifeachtacha a dhéanamh agus, má bhraitear neamhrialtachtaí, trí mhéideanna a íocadh go mícheart a ghnóthú a aisíoc agus, i gcás inarb iomchuí, trí phionóis éifeachtacha, chomhréireacha agus athchomhairleacha riaracháin agus airgeadais.