commiss decis april establish european anti fraud offic olaf notifi document number sec ec ecsc euratom commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard treati establish european atom energi commun articl thereof institut member state attach great import protect commun financi interest fight fraud illeg activ detriment commun financi interest import action end confirm articl ec treati articl ecsc treati articl euratom treati articl ec treati formul treati amsterdam mean deploi fulli attain object notabl term investig function devolv commun level current alloc balanc respons nation commun level maintain task carri administr investig purpos protect financi interest commun confer task forc coordin fraud prevent succeed unit coordin fraud prevent uclaf increas effect fight fraud illeg activ detriment financi interest commun requir establish european anti fraud offic olaf hereinaft refer quot offic quot exercis investig power full independ independ director offic role surveil committe aris decis ec euratom regul investig conduct offic seek guarante offic proper conduct investig interf task prerog commiss matter legisl respons offic involv protect financi interest activ link protect commun interest irregular act lead administr penal proceed definit function offic includ task carri task forc coordin fraud prevent task prepar legisl regulatori provis area activ offic includ instrument fall titl vi treati european union decid articl establish offic european anti fraud offic olaf hereinaft refer quot offic quot establish offic replac task forc coordin fraud prevent task articl task offic offic exercis commiss power carri extern administr investig purpos strengthen fight fraud corrupt illeg activ advers affect commun financi interest act activ oper breach commun provis offic respons carri intern administr investig intend combat fraud corrupt illeg activ advers affect commun financi interest investig fact link perform profession activ constitut breach oblig offici servant commun lead disciplinari case crimin proceed analog breach oblig member institut bodi head bodi member staff institut bodi subject staff regul offici european commun condit employ servant commun offic exercis commiss power defin provis establish framework treati subject limit condit laid offic entrust investig area commiss institut bodi offic respons provid commiss support cooper member state area fight fraud offic respons activ develop concept fight fraud refer paragraph offic respons prepar legisl regulatori initi commiss object fraud prevent refer paragraph offic respons oper activ commiss relat fight fraud refer paragraph develop infrastructur ensur collect analysi inform give technic support area train institut bodi compet nation author offic direct contact polic judici author offic repres commiss servic level forum concern field cover articl articl independ investig function offic exercis power investig refer articl complet independ exercis power director offic seek instruct commiss govern institut bodi articl surveil committe surveil committe establish composit power laid commun legislatur committe respons regular monitor discharg offic investig function articl director offic head director nomin commiss consult european parliament council term year renew view nomin director commiss favour opinion surveil committe draw list suitabl qualifi candid call applic publish offici journal european commun director respons carri investig commiss exercis regard director power confer appoint author measur articl staff regul offici european commun consult surveil committe reason decis commiss decis commun inform european parliament council articl oper offic director offic exercis regard staff offic power confer staff regul offici european commun appoint author condit employ servant commun author authoris conclud contract employ permit deleg power accord staff regul condit employ servant lai condit detail arrang recruit length contract renew consult surveil committe director send director gener budget preliminari draft budget enter special head offic annual gener budget director act authoris offic implement special budget head part budget offic specif anti fraud head part permit deleg power commiss decis intern organis appli offic compat provis offic adopt commun legisl decis detail rule implement articl effect date decis effect date entri forc european parliament council regul ec investig carri european anti fraud offic dai month appoint director offic current busi offic dealt director task forc coordin fraud prevent brussel april commiss presid jacqu santer