decis committe region februari relat condit procedur intern investig relat prevent fraud corrupt illeg activ detriment commun interest bureau committe region regard commiss decis ec ecsc euratom april establish european anti fraud offic regard regul ec european parliament council investig conduct european anti fraud offic regard inter institut agreement european parliament council european union commiss european commun investig conduct european anti fraud offic regul ec european parliament council investig conduct european anti fraud offic hereinaft offic offic initi conduct administr investig institut bodi offic agenc establish basi treati respons european anti fraud offic establish commiss extend protect financi interest includ activ offic relat safeguard commun interest irregular conduct liabl give rise administr crimin proceed scope fight fraud broaden exploit exist expertis area administr investig basi administr autonomi institut bodi offic agenc entrust offic task conduct intern administr investig view bring light situat relat discharg profession duti constitut failur compli oblig offici servant commun refer articl paragraph paragraph staff regul european commun hereinaft staff regul detriment interest commun liabl result disciplinari crimin proceed misconduct refer articl staff regul failur compli analog oblig member manag member staff institut bodi offic agenc commun subject staff regul investig carri condit commun institut bodi offic agenc assign task offic affect respons institut bodi offic agenc reduc legal protect person concern pend amend staff regul practic arrang laid stipul member institut bodi manag offic agenc offici servant institut bodi offic agenc cooper smooth oper intern investig regul ec articl institut bodi offic agenc adopt decis includ rule duti part member manag offici servant institut bodi offic agenc cooper suppli inform offic employe procedur observ offic employe conduct intern investig guarante right person concern intern investig account fact unlik member institut member committe exercis essenti nation function exercis thereof remain subject nation law applic decis limit profession activ person undertaken capac member committe offic judici power conduct administr investig investig conduct full complianc relev provis treati establish european commun protocol privileg immun text implement staff regul long term prevent fraud corrupt illeg activ respons bodi integr part administr structur european commiss enjoi independ carri task effect decis bureau committe region novemb relat condit procedur intern investig relat prevent fraud corrupt illeg activ detriment commun interest decid articl duti cooper offic prejudic relev provis treati establish european commun protocol privileg immun text implement provis staff regul secretari gener servic manag offici servant committe region hereinaft committe member requir cooper european anti fraud offic hereinaft offic articl duti suppli inform offici servant gener secretariat awar evid rise presumpt exist case fraud corrupt illeg activ detriment interest commun situat relat discharg profession duti constitut failur compli oblig offici servant commun liabl result disciplinari case crimin proceed failur compli oblig impos commun law member committe context duti perform capac failur detriment interest commun delai inform head servic director secretari gener consid offic direct secretari gener director head servic transmit delai offic evid awar exist irregular refer paragraph presum offici servant gener secretariat suffer inequit discriminatori treatment result commun inform refer paragraph member committe acquir knowledg fact refer paragraph inform presid committe offic direct articl assist secur offic request director offic secur offic committe assist offic practic conduct investig articl inform interest parti person implic member manag offici servant emerg interest parti inform rapidli provid jeopardis investig event conclus refer member manag offici servant committe drawn investig complet interest parti enabl express view fact concern case necessit mainten absolut secreci purpos investig requir investig procedur fall remit nation judici author complianc oblig invit member manag offici servant committe give view defer agreement presid secretari gener articl inform close investig action intern investig case made person alleg made intern investig close action decis director offic inform interest parti write articl waiver immun request nation polic judici author waiver immun judici proceed offici servant committe case fraud corrupt illeg activ transmit director offic opinion request waiver immun concern member committe offic inform articl final provis decis cancel decis bureau committe region novemb relat condit procedur intern investig relat prevent fraud corrupt illeg activ detriment commun interest decis effect march brussel februari bureau committe region presid albert bore oj oj oj