The Member States protect their financial interests in accordance with their laws, but the Communities do not have a police force or judicial authorities with which to bring defrauders before a judge so as to recover the lost money and impose punishments.
Medlemsstaterne beskytter deres finanser i henhold til deres love, men Fællesskaberne har ikke politi og jurisdiktion, der kan bringe svindlere for en dommer for at få de tabte penge tilbage og idømme straf.