Schedule 1A Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of The Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 83(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions [OJ C 391, 18.12.2012, p. 134.]
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure [Position of the European Parliament of 16 April 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and position of the Council at first reading of 25 April 2017 (OJ C 184, 9.6.2017, p.1). Position of the European Parliament of 5 July 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).],
Whereas:
(1) The protection of the Union’s financial interests concerns not only the management of budget appropriations, but extends to all measures which negatively affect or which threaten to negatively affect its assets and those of the Member States, to the extent that those measures are of relevance to Union policies.