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Arrangement between OLAF and EUIPO 
16 March 2022 (updated 4 years, 4 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
OLAF and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a new Service-Level Agreement. It foresees, inter alia, the development of an IT tool, which will make it easier to share and analyse data related to counterfeiting cases at EU level. Read more
EU OLAF
Cooperation Arrangement between OLAF and Hungarian Prosecutor General 
16 March 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 11 February 2022, OLAF reported that it signed a cooperation arrangement with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary. The arrangement lays down practical modalities for closer cooperation in order to protect EU funds from potential fraud in the country. Read more
EU OLAF
Illegal Tobacco Trade Operations in 2021 
16 March 2022 (updated 3 years, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022
On 23 February 2022, OLAF informed of the results of its operations against tobacco smuggling in 2021 (for the results in 2020 → eucrim 1/2021, 14). In 2021, world-wide operations involving OLAF were able to seize over 430 million illicit cigarettes in total. The … Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF Support in Dismantling Fake Medicine Network 
16 March 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 February 2022, a joint operation between OLAF and the Polish police dismantled a gang that dealt with counterfeit medical products, such as medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, anabolic substances and growth hormones. The value of the seized goods is estimated at almost €9 … Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF JIT Uncovers Tomato Swindle 
16 March 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 January 2022, OLAF reported on the results of a joint investigation team (JIT) involving OLAF, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and the Prosecution Office of the Italian commune of Enna. The investigations revealed practices of a criminal group that defrauded EU agricultural … Read more
EU OLAF
Eurojust Helps Unveil Major Fraud Case with EU’s Agricultural Funds 
3 March 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 February 2022, Eurojust reported on the results of a joint investigation team that involved Romanian and Italian prosecutors and OLAF. The investigations dismantled an organised crime group which defrauded the EU of at least €800,000 in the sector of agricultural funds. The case … Read more
EU OLAF Eurojust Protection of Financial Interests
EPPO and OLAF Lead Successful Investigation into Procurement Fraud in Croatia 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The EPPO and OLAF conducted one of the first joint operations. The investigations concerned procurement fraud in the purchase of an information system for the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU). The investigations resulted in the arrest of four suspects on 10 … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Operation against Illicit Trade in Refrigerant Gases 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Within the framework of a joint investigation week that took place between 20 and 25 September 2021, law enforcement authorities in 16 countries cracked down on the illegal import of refrigerant gases (HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons). The operations were coordinated by Dutch authorities, OLAF and Europol. … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Environmental Crime
Successful Third-Country Cooperation against Smuggling of Cigarettes 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 14 October 2021, OLAF reported that the Ukrainian customs authorities successfully dismantled a cargo with over 13 million smuggled cigarettes with a weight of over 14.5 tonnes. The cigarettes were hidden in a shipment of tires. OLAF transmitted information from the Indian customs services … Read more
EU OLAF Customs Cooperation
OLAF Detects Major Customs and VAT Fraud with Textiles from China 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 10 November 2021, OLAF reported that it detected an EU-wide fraud scheme which damaged the EU’s financial interests by €14 million of undeclared customs duties and around €93 of evaded VAT. The investigations involved a total of nearly 2000 consignments of textiles and shoes, … Read more
EU OLAF
New Edition of Global Operation against Medicine Trafficking 
17 January 2022 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
On 14 December 2021, Europol and OLAF informed the public of the second edition of operation “SHIELD” that was carried out between April and mid-October 2021. Operation Shield II resulted, inter alia, in the seizure of 25 million units of medicines and doping substances worth nearly €63 million. Read more
EU OLAF Europol
CJEU Rules on Guarantees in OLAF’s External Investigations (Case Vialto) 
20 December 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 28 October 2021, the CJEU ruled in an appeal judgment (Case C-650/19 P) on the right to be heard in administrative proceedings involving several authorities. The case also raised questions in relation to the way in which OLAF carries out external investigations and, more specifically, the limits of digital forensic operations, as well as the scope of the principle of legitimate expectations. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests Procedural Safeguards
General Court Defines Conditions for Public Access to OLAF Final Report 
12 October 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 1 September 2021, the General Court annulled the decision of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) not to grant (partial) access to its final investigation report. Read more
EU OLAF
EPPO Concluded Working Arrangement with European Commission 
29 July 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Commission signed a working agreement. The agreement implements Art. 103(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, which provides that the EPPO shall establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with the European Commission for the purpose of … Read more
EU Commission OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Operation OPSON X: Over 15.000 Tonnes of Illegal Food and Beverages Taken off the Market 
29 July 2021 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2021
On 22 July 2021, Europol, Interpol and OLAF reported on the successes of operation “OPSON X”. This operation, which is carried out each year, targets trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverage. For operations in previous years →eucrim 2/2020, 80 and eucrim … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
OLAF-Assisted Operation Dismantles Organisation Smuggling Refrigerant Gases 
29 July 2021 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2021
Within the framework of the biggest operation against trafficking of refrigerant gases (Operation Verbena), Spanish authorities were able to dismantle a criminal organisation that illicitly traded and smuggled the gases. The business is lucrative since the import of refrigerant gases (also called F-gases … Read more
EU OLAF Environmental Crime