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Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2008 of 20 December 2007 setting up the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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Article 12Protection of the financial interests of the Members and anti-fraud measures

1.The IMI Joint Undertaking shall ensure that the financial interests of its Members are adequately protected by carrying out or by allowing the carrying out of appropriate internal and external controls.

2.In case of irregularities committed by the IMI Joint Undertaking or its staff, the Members shall reserve the right to recover amount unduly spent or to reduce or suspend any subsequent contribution to the IMI Joint Undertaking.

3.For the purposes of combating fraud, corruption and other illegal acts, Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 shall apply.

4.The IMI Joint Undertaking shall carry out on-the-spot checks and financial audits among the participants of the Research Activities funded by the IMI Joint Undertaking.

5.The Commission and/or the Court of Auditors may, if necessary, carry out on-the-spot checks among the recipients of the IMI Joint Undertaking's funding and the agents responsible for allocating it. To that end, the IMI Joint Undertaking shall ensure that grant agreements and contracts provide for the right of the Commission and/or the Court of Auditors to carry out the appropriate controls and, in the event of the detection of irregularities, to impose dissuasive and proportionate penalties.

6.The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) established by Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom(1) shall enjoy the same powers in respect of the IMI Joint Undertaking and its staff as it enjoys in respect of Commission departments. As soon as the IMI Joint Undertaking is established, it shall accede to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of the European Communities concerning internal investigations by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)(2). The IMI Joint Undertaking shall adopt the necessary measures needed to facilitate internal investigations conducted by OLAF.

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