Press Release: Commission proposes final step in OLAF reform process

On 11 June 2014, the European Commission proposed measures to further safeguard procedural guarantees in OLAF investigations, in order to complete the already comprehensive reform of the EU's anti-fraud office.

The proposal foresees the creation of a new Controller of Procedural Guarantees, who would have two main functions. First, he would be responsible for reviewing and providing recommendations on complaints that might be lodged by anyone implicated in an OLAF investigation. Second, OLAF would have to get authorisation from the Controller before inspecting the offices of members of EU institutions, or taking any documents or data from these offices.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/409: OLAF Reform and the new Controller of Procedural Guarantees: Questions and Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-409_en.pdf

EUObserver, 18.06.14: Reform proposal to limit powers of EU anti-fraud staff http://euobserver.com/justice/124649

ESO: Background information: European Public Prosecutor's Office: European Parliament confirms its support http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-european-public-prosecutors-office-european-parliament-confirms-its-support/

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Regulation Of The European Parliament And Of The Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 as regards the establishment of a Controller of procedural guarantees http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-amending-regulation-eu-euratom-no-883-2013-as-regards-the-establishment-of-a-controller-of-procedural-guarantees/

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