The EU Anti-Fraud Programme (2021-2027) has the following general objectives:

• protecting the financial interests of the European Union by supporting action to combat irregularities, fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget
• supporting mutual assistance between administrative authorities in EU Member States
• ensuring the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters by supporting cooperation between administrative authorities in EU Member States and the European Commission

The purchase and maintenance of equipment to strengthen beneficiaries’ operational and technical capacity to detect smuggled and counterfeited goods, including cigarettes and tobacco, imported into the Union with the intention of evading VAT, customs duties and/or excise taxes.

The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (80%). The applicant can apply for a higher project funding rate (90%) if your project is a ‘priority action’. (further details in the call document)

• Other Thematic Category
• Social Affairs & Human Rights
• Trade and Commerce

• Central Government
• Consumer Organisations
• International Organisations
• Local Authorities
• Private Bodies
• State-owned Enterprises

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be legal entities (public or private bodies) which are:
  • for the Technical Assistance call: national or regional public authorities or international organisations whose task is to protect the EU financial interests
•  be from a:
  • EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs) or
  • listed EEA country or country associated to the EUAF Programme or country which is in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/find-funding/eu-funding-programmes/eu-anti-fraud-programme_en#contact

For questions about this programme, please contact: OLAF-FMB-HERCULE@ec.europa.eu

(Publish Date: 13/04/2022-for internal use only)

• Funding&Tenders
• Call document