#32026D0681Commission Decision (EU) 2026/681 of 20 March 2026 entrusting OLAF with certain enforcement actions under the Waste Shipments Regulation
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This Commission Decision formally delegates the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to exercise the Commission's inspection, investigation and coordination powers under Articles 67-71 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste. These powers cover complex illegal waste shipments that have cross-border elements and could seriously harm human health or the environment. OLAF is granted direct access to all relevant Commission and executive agency databases, including the central system established under Article 27(3) of the Waste Shipments Regulation. All Commission services and agencies must immediately share any information related to suspected or ongoing illegal waste shipments with OLAF.
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Key Changes
- Entrusts OLAF with full exercise of Commission's powers under Articles 67-71 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- Requires immediate transmission of all relevant information on suspected illegal waste shipments from Commission services to OLAF
- Grants OLAF direct access to the central system referred to in Article 27(3) of the Waste Shipments Regulation
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What this law requires
Commission services and executive agencies must transmit to OLAF without delay all relevant information, documents, or data relating to any suspicion of illegal waste shipments falling within OLAF's competence
Commission services and executive agencies must transmit to OLAF without delay all relevant information, documents, or data relating to possible cases of illegal waste shipment or ongoing OLAF actions, either upon OLAF request or on their own initiative
OLAF shall have direct access rights to all relevant information in databases held by Commission services and executive agencies, including the central system referred to in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
OLAF shall exercise the powers conferred under Articles 67-71 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 specifically for complex illegal waste shipments with cross-border dimensions involving at least two countries that could seriously harm human health or the environment
OLAF must conduct inspections and coordinating actions in respect of illegal waste shipments as delegated under this Decision, exercising powers under the conditions set out in Articles 67-71 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and Article 3 of Decision 1999/352/EC