L 329/68 Official Journal of the European Union 14.11.2014 COMMISSION DECISION of 13 November 2014 on the Early Warning System to be used by authorising officers of the Commission and by the executive agencies (2014/792/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (), and in particular Article 56(1) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 10th European Development Fund (¥, and in particular Article 17 thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (), and in particular Article 7(6) and Article 11 thereof, Whereas: (1)  The Commission, which is responsible for executing the general budget of the European Union and any other funds managed by the Union with due regard to the principle of sound financial management set out in Articles 30 to 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, is under an obligation to counter fraud and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union. In order to ensure that the authorising officers of the Commission and of the executive agencies are fully informed of threats to the Union’s financial interest, it is necessary to lay down internal rules in addition to Commission Decision C(2014) 2784 (*. (2)  In order to counter fraud and protect the financial interest of the Union, the Commission uses the Central Exclu- sion Database (CED) referred to in Article 108 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Commission Regu- lation (EC, Euratom) No 1302/2008 of 17 December 2008 on the central exclusion database () and the Early Warning System (EWS) of Decision 2008/969/EC, Euratom of 16 December 2008 on the Early Warning System for the use of authorising officers of the Commission and the executive agencies (%). Pending the adoption by the legislative authority of the proposal on the amendment to the Financial Regulation (’), it is necessary to ensure that the EWS remains efficient. (3)  In the interim period, the purpose of the EWS should remain the same in substance. It should ensure, within the Commission and its executive agencies, the circulation of restricted information by means of registration of warn- ings in the EWS concerning persons who could represent a threat to the Union’s financial interests and reputation or to any other fund managed by the Union. (4)  Given that the Directors of executive agencies have the status of authorising officer by delegation of the Commis- sion for the implementation of operational appropriations, they should have access to the EWS in the same manner as Commission services for the management of the administrative and operational appropriations. (5)  Given that the Heads of Union Delegations acting as Commission authorising officers by subdelegation in accord- ance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 have the status of authorising officer by dele- gation of the Commission for the implementation of operational appropriations, they should have access to the EWS in the same manner as Commission services for the management of the administrative and operational appropriations. () OJL298,26.10.2012,p. 1. () OJL78,19.3.2008, p. 1. () OJL248,18.9.2013,p. 1. (*) Commission Decision C(2014) 2784 of 30 April 2014 on the Internal Rules on the implementation of the general budget of the Euro- pean Union (European Commission section) for the attention of the Commission departments. () OJL 344,20.12.2008, p. 12. () OJ L 344,20.12.2008, p. 125. (') COM(2014) 358 of 18.6.2014.