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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission. Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission. Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission. Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force.
OL C 84E, 2004 4 3, p. 28–28
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03
by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission
(29 July 2003)
Subject: Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force
On 9 July 2003 the Commission decided to set up a Task Force to investigate the complaints against Eurostat. The Task Force is intended to speed up the internal and external enquiries previously managed by the OLAF Anti-Fraud Office alone.
This infringes OLAF's powers to conduct investigations independently, which Parliament and the Council expressly guaranteed in Regulation (EC) 1073/1999 (1) of 25 May 1999.
Before the decision of 9 July 2003, did the Director and/or the Commission consult the OLAF Supervisory Committee, which has the task of safeguarding the independence of the Anti-Fraud Office?
If not, why not?
(1) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.