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OLAF Gets Access to Spanish Notaries’ Data 
30 March 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 22 March 2023, OLAF signed a cooperation agreement with the General Council of Notaries of Spain (CGN). The core feature of the agreement is that OLAF will be enabled to have access to the data of the CGN’s Centralized Body for the Prevention of … Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF Signs Arrangements with US Authorities 
29 March 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 20 March 2023, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed two administrative cooperation arrangements with partners in the USA. The arrangement with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security sets out the framework for cooperation in the fight against customs fraud, in particular regarding trade … Read more
EU OLAF
Controller of Procedural Guarantees Published Procedure of Handling Complaints 
16 January 2023 (updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
On 28 December 2022, the decision of OLAF’s Controller of procedural guarantees on how she will handle complaints was published in the Official Journal. It lays down rules to be followed in relation to the lodging, processing and follow up of complaints submitted to the Controller. Read more
EU OLAF Procedural Safeguards
Results of Operation Shield III against Illicit Medicine Trafficking and Doping Substances 
12 January 2023 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
During the third edition of operation SHIELD, carried out between April and October 2022, law enforcement and customs authorities in 28 countries were able to seize illegal medicines and doping substances worth over €40 million. 349 suspects were arrested or reported to judicial authorities. Read more
EU OLAF Europol
Working Arrangement between OLAF and Vietnamese Ministry of Finance 
12 January 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
A working arrangement between OLAF and the Viet Nam Ministry of Finance, signed on 14 December 2022, will facilitate cooperation in illicit trade, customs fraud, etc. Read more
EU OLAF Customs Cooperation
Working Arrangement between OLAF and UNHCR 
12 January 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 2 December 2022, OLAF signed an administrative cooperation working arrangement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It deals with the exchange of information between the two bodies, cooperation in investigative activities, risk analysis and training. Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF Recommended Recovery of €19.5 Million Fraudulently Acquired in Water Projects 
2 December 2022 (updated 3 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In November 2022, OLAF concluded investigations into fraud and irregularities in relation to several water infrastructure and wastewater modernisation projects. Two cases played in Bulgaria, one in Romania, and one in Hungary. In total, OLAF recommended the recovery of over €19.5 million. Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF Revealed Irregularities in Hungarian Waste Management Project 
2 December 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In November 2022, OLAF closed investigations into an EU-funded waste management project in Hungary. OLAF recommended that the European Commission recover almost €11 million spent from the EU’s budget. The EU supported the establishment of a plant to produce compostable waste in an efficient … Read more
EU OLAF
Operation OPSON XI: Almost 15 Million Litres of Illicit Beverages Pulled Off the Shelves 
2 December 2022 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
During the operation OPSON XI targeting food fraud almost 15 million litres of beverages (including alcohol and wine) and almost 27,000 tonnes of fake food were seized. The results of the operation were reported by OLAF and Europol on 17 November 2022. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Frontex Reacted to OLAF Report 
30 November 2022 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
After media leaks of an OLAF report on misconducts in relation to Frontex's operational activities, the Agency reacted on 14 October 2022, clarifying the state of play of remedial measures. Read more
EU OLAF Frontex
Operation Dismantles Criminal Organisation Trading Illicit Refrigerant Gases 
13 July 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
One of OLAF’s operational priorities is the fight against the illegal trade in refrigerant gases (also called F-gases or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)), which are heavily regulated in the EU due to their major potential impact on the environment (→ eucrim 3/2021, 143-144). On 30 June … Read more
EU OLAF Environmental Crime
Operation Lake VI 
12 July 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 June 2022, European law enforcement authorities reported on the results of the sixth edition of “Operation Lake”, which was carried out between November 2021 and June 2022. This annual operation targets the smuggling of the protected European glass eel. Europol, OLAF, the … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Environmental Crime
OLAF Activity Report 2021: Record Sum Recommended for Recovery 
12 July 2022 (updated 3 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2022
On 8 June 2022, OLAF published its annual activity report. OLAF recommended the recovery of over €527 million to the EU budget – around €234 million more than in 2020 and over € million more than in 2019. The report also includes new fraud trends detected in 2021 in a number of areas and OLAF’s contribution to ensure the EU’s green transition. Read more
EU OLAF
Spotlight CJEU Rules on Member States’ Liability in the Event of Losses of Own Resources 
11 April 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 8 March 2022, the CJEU ruled that the United Kingdom has failed to fulfil its obligations in relation to customs control and the availability of EU own resources by failing to adopt the measures necessary to combat fraud with regards to undervalued imports of textiles and footwear from China. In particular, the UK had to take into account OLAF risk analysis tools. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF and Belgian FIU Updated Cooperation Arrangement 
8 April 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 March 2022, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä and President of the Belgian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Philippe de Koster signed an update of their cooperation arrangement which was concluded in 2005. The new text takes into account developments in the legislative and operational frameworks … Read more
EU OLAF
Operation LUDUS II Seizes More than 5 Million Fake Toys 
28 March 2022 (updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022
On 24 March 2022, OLAF and Europol reported on the results of the second edition of operation “LUDUS”. For the first edition → eucrim 1/2021, 13. The operation targets the trafficking of fake toys and other goods. The operation was led by Spanish law … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy