EU anti-fraud laws. A commentary. Article by article.

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EU anti-fraud laws. A commentary. Article by article. The matter of this project is to write the first legal commentary on the most relevant EU anti-fraud laws in one volume. This single-volumed work will give a detailed article-by-article analysis of the most relevant primary and secondary law, particularly of Artt. 83 and 325 TFEU, of the Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law as well as of the (proposed) Directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA. The principal activity when conducting this project will be thorough academic research. Starting from the wording of each legislation concerned, these provisions will be construed pursuant to the general rules of interpretation. In this way, the EU anti-fraud laws will be analysed and elucidated by means of a methodical interpretation in respect of, primarily, their wording and, secondarily, considering also the legislator's intention and the aspects of systematic and historical interpretation. The case law of the ECJ and supplementary means of interpretation, principally, the preparatory work, will also be taken into account. This will achieve clarity and lucidity for everyone in a highly complex area of law. Persons who are benefitting from the project will on the first instance be everyone who is interested in or working with this EU legislation. The commentary will serve as a useful tool for both practitioners and academics of all disciplines dealing with the topic of EU fraud who are looking for an easy access to this complex area of law. The results of this project will be published on www.fraudcom.eu, the project's own website, and as a commentary in hard copy getting published by Oxford University Press where the applicant has been serving as a reviewer since January 2017.