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Version date: 14 April 2021 - onwards
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42. Fraud affecting European Communities' financial interests.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who intentionally commits any fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

(2) Where an offence under subsection (1) relates to acts or omissions to which Article 3(2)(d) of the Directive applies, the offence is not committed unless such acts or omissions are connected with the territory of two or more Member States and involve a total damage of not less than €10,000,000.