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(1) Whereas the institutions and the Member States attach great importance to the protection of the Communities' financial interests and to the fight against fraud and any other illegal activities to the detriment of the Communities' financial interests; whereas the importance of action to that end is confirmed by Article 209a of the EC Treaty, Article 78i of the ECSC Treaty, Article 183a of the Euratom Treaty as well as by Article 280 of the EC Treaty as formulated by the Treaty of Amsterdam;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.