The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SIX - INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS#TITLE II - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS#Chapter 6 - Combatting fraud#Article 325#(ex Article 280 TEC)

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Article 325 TFEU establishes a dual obligation on the Union and Member States to combat fraud and other illegal activities affecting the Union's financial interests, requiring Member States to apply equivalent protective measures to Union finances as they apply to their own. Legislative measures in this field are adopted by the European Parliament and the Council under the ordinary legislative procedure, following consultation of the Court of Auditors, with the aim of ensuring effective and equivalent protection across all Member States and Union institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies. The Commission is required to submit an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on implementation measures taken under this Article, in cooperation with Member States.AI