The fight against fraud and against all illegal activities affecting the Community's financial interests is a task for both the Community and the Member States (Article 280(1) of the EC Treaty).
Cīņa pret krāpšanu un visu veidu nelikumīgām darbībām, kas skar Kopienas finanšu intereses, ir gan Kopienas, gan dalībvalstu uzdevums (EK līguma 280. panta 1. punkts).