Glossary

• Author: European Court of Auditors
• Pages: 52-54

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Glossary

Anti-fraud coordination service (AFCOS): A body designated by each Member State in

accordance with the OLAF Regulation to facilitate cooperation and exchange of

information with OLAF.

Anti-fraud policy: Tool used to communicate an organisation’s determination to

combat and address fraud. It should cover:

— Strategies for the development of an anti-fraud culture;

— Allocation of responsibilities for tackling fraud;

— Reporting mechanisms for suspicions of fraud;

— Cooperation between the various actors.

The anti-fraud policy should be visible within the organisation (distributed to all new

staff, included on intranet) and it should be clear to staff that it is actively

implemented (through regular updates on fraud matters and reporting of outcomes of

investigations into fraud). (Source: EGESIF_14-0021-00, section 4.1 and Annex 3)

Arachne: Risk-scoring IT tool developed by the Commission (DG EMPL and DG REGIO)

for the ERDF, CF and ESF, and made available to the Member States free of charge in

exchange for management data.

COCOLAF: Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention (COCOLAF)

set up by the Commission Decision 94/140/EC of 23 February 1994. The committee

coordinates action by the Member States and the European Commission to combat

fraud affecting the Community financial interest.

COCOLAF oversees a series of other groups, which deal with specific issues:

— Fraud prevention group;

— Reporting & analysis of fraudulent and other irregularities group;

— Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) Group and

— OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators’ Network (OAFCN).

EGESIF: Expert group on the European Structural and Investment Funds, which assists

the Commission in relation to the implementation of EU cohesion policy legislation and

coordination and information exchange among Member State authorities.