Legal and Institutional Aspects of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)

The European Anti-Fraud Office (Office de lutte anti-fraude, OLAF) was created in 1999, in the wake of the political crisis which led to the collective resignation of the European Commission. It has operated for more than ten years in a specific legal and institutional environment, which, in turn, has been affected by the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The latter put an end to the pillar structure of the EU, turned the Charter of Fundamental Rights into a binding legal instrument and