Whereas Article 209a of the Treaty requires Member States to take the same measures to counter fraud affecting the financial interests of the Community as they take to counter fraud affecting their own financial interests; whereas to this end they must, with the help of the Commission, coordinate the action they take to protect the financial interests of the Community and to counter fraud;
asutamislepingu artiklis 209a nõutakse liikmesriikidelt ühenduse finantshuve kahjustavate kelmuste vastu samade meetmete võtmist, mida nad kasutavad omaenda finantshuve kahjustavate kelmuste vastu; selleks peavad nad komisjoni abil kooskõlastama meetmed, mida nad võtavad ühenduse finantshuvide kaitseks ja kelmuste vastu võitlemiseks;