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1 The national anti-fraud coordination structure By General Giovambattista Urso Florence, 9-10 May 2013

2 Community principles Article 325, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union principle of assimilation, according to which Member State must adopt, in the fight against fraud which negatively affects the financial interests of the EU, the same measures which they normally adopt in order to counter fraud that negatively affects their own financial interests; coordination of anti-fraud actions between the EU and national Authorities; the need for the European Parliament and Council to take every relevant step in this vital area for the EU in order to ensure effective, equivalent protection in all Member States.

3 Overview of key players in the fight fight against EU fraud PRIME MINISTER S S OFFICE MINISTRIES: : Economy and Finance; Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies; Infrastructure; Labour; Interior; Economic Education, University and Research; Foreign Affairs Development; Management Authorities Regions Certification Authorities Auditing Authorities External control bodies: Judicial Authorities Criminal Police Court of Auditors

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5 TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE Article 3 of Presidential Decree no, 91 of 14 May 2007, as confirmed by article 54 of Law no, 234 of 24 December 2012, sets out the tasks of the Committee as follows: providing consultancy and steering functions for the coordination of all activities against fraud and irregularities monitoring flows of communications concerning the receipt of European funding and recoveries of amounts unduly paid drawing up questionnaires regarding the Annual Reports to be submitted to the European Commission acting as representative on the European COCOLAF

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7 TASKS OF THE UNIT contact with all European and national Institutions reporting on the state of implementation of article 325 of the TFEU participation in European Commission follow-ups organising communication events providing support functions for the National Anti-EU fraud Committee (COLAF) submitting Annual Report to Parliament on COLAF activities (National Anti-fraud Committee) collecting and analysing communications regarding cases of irregularity/fraud involving EU funds and sending results to OLAF via IMS implementing all measures enacted by the Minister, by the Committee and by the Head of the Department in matters of interest

8 Communication of irregolarities/fraud Sources of law Regulation (EC) No 1681/1994 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2035/2005 ( and previous programming periods) Regulation (EC) No 1848/2006 Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 ( programming period) Inter-ministerial circular of 12/10/2007 (procedures for communicating irregularities/fraud to the EU)

9 Obligation to communicate irregularities/fraud Europan Commission Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Customs Agency Department for European Policies Regulation (EC) No 1848/2006 Common Agricultural Policy Regulation (EC) No 1150/2000 & Regulation (EC) No 1848/2006 Own Resources and export Refunds Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 & Regulation (EC) No 846/2009 Structural Funds

10 Irregularities Management System (IMS) A new instrument for the transmission of reports of irregularities/fraud OLAF Manager Sub-manager Creator O B S E R V E R

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12 Closure of open cases

13 Publication of lists of beneficiaries

14 Planning activity

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