Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention

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The Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention was an early European Union body responsible for coordinating efforts to protect the EU’s financial interests and combat fraud before being succeeded by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

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Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention canonical 2

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union body ⓘ
anti-fraud body ⓘ
areaServed European Union Member States ⓘ
country European Union ⓘ
dissolvedReason its functions were transferred to the European Anti-Fraud Office ⓘ
fieldOfWork financial control ⓘ
fraud prevention ⓘ
protection of EU budget ⓘ
focus fraud affecting the EU budget ⓘ
irregularities in the use of EU funds ⓘ
protection of EU financial interests ⓘ
hadMandate to coordinate investigations into fraud affecting EU finances ⓘ
to improve cooperation between EU and national authorities in anti-fraud matters ⓘ
hasSuccessor European Anti-Fraud Office ⓘ
historicalRole early central anti-fraud coordination structure within the European Commission ⓘ
predecessor of the European Anti-Fraud Office ⓘ
jurisdiction European Union ⓘ
locatedIn Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
operatedBy European Commission ⓘ
operatedIn European Union institutions ⓘ
partOf European Commission services ⓘ
purpose combating fraud affecting the European Union budget ⓘ
coordination of fraud prevention ⓘ
protection of the European Union’s financial interests ⓘ
replaced earlier fragmented anti-fraud coordination within the European Commission ⓘ
replacedBy European Anti-Fraud Office ⓘ
OLAF ⓘ
responsibleFor coordinating anti-fraud activities among EU institutions ⓘ
developing anti-fraud strategies for the European Commission ⓘ
gathering and sharing information on fraud cases involving EU funds ⓘ
supporting Member States in the fight against fraud affecting EU financial interests ⓘ
shortName UCLAF ⓘ
successor OLAF ⓘ
typeOfOrganization administrative coordination unit ⓘ

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European Anti-Fraud Office → replaced → Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention ⓘ
OLAF → replaced → Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention ⓘ