Article 14 Protection of the financial interests of the Members

The IMI2 Joint Undertaking shall grant Commission staff and other persons authorised by the IMI2 Joint Undertaking or the Commission, as well as the Court of Auditors, access to its sites and premises and to all the information, including information in electronic format, needed in order to conduct their audits.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96^f1 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with an agreement, decision or contract funded under this Regulation.

Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2 agreements, decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall contain provisions expressly empowering:

The IMI2 Joint Undertaking shall ensure that the financial interests of its Members are adequately protected by carrying out or commissioning appropriate internal and external controls.

The IMI2 Joint Undertaking shall accede to the Inter-institutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning internal investigations by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)^f3. The IMI2 Joint Undertaking shall adopt the necessary measures needed to facilitate internal investigations conducted by OLAF.