# Commission Decision of 28 April 1999 establishing the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) (notified under document number SEC(1999) 802) (1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom), Article 3: Independence of the investigative function

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Office shall exercise the powers of investigation referred to in Article 2(1) in complete independence. In exercising these powers, the Director-General of the Office shall neither seek nor take instructions from the Commission, any government or any other institution or body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1999/352/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1999-352/article-3
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