Traduction de «assistenza giudiziaria amministrativa » (Italien → Anglais) :

Thus, measures must be taken to combat fraud and all other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the EU by reinforcing administrative and judicial mutual assistance.

A judicial authority or a central authority in one Member State may make direct contact with a police or customs authority from another Member State or, in respect of requests for mutual assistance in relation to proceedings, with an administrative authority from another Member State.

In order to ensure Bulgaria and Romania are ready for membership in the European Union, an increased focus will be put on judicial and administrative reform. Furthermore, pre-accession assistance provided to Bulgaria and Romania should be increased gradually but considerably from the date of the first round of accessions, and linked to progress in implementing the roadmaps.

In 2001, the Commission decided that more decisive action was needed. and launched in early 2002 for each of the negotiating countries an Action Plan to reinforce administrative and judicial capacity. The Action plan will be accompanied by special financial assistance of up to €250 mn in 2002 This brings the EU's total effort in this area to around €1 billion in 2002.

6. Administrative assistance provided under this Article shall not prejudice the rules governing mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, nor shall it apply to information obtained under powers exercised at the request of a judicial authority, unless the said authority so agrees.

Action on customs cooperation was now keenly awaited, however, by those concerned, who expected it to bring marked improvements in the Union's overall strategy for combating fraud and financial irregularities, including: - the creation of a central database, integrated into the Customs Information System (CIS), which will enable information to be stored in common files which all Member States and the Commission can access; - a better balance between administrative assistance and judicial cooperation; - full Commission access to information on trends in fraud cases brought to light by the Member States, and the penalties imposed by them ...[+++]; - incorporation of information received by Parliament in connection with its right to set up inquiries.