The MFA Loan Agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the Ukrainian authorities should contain provisions aligned with the rights, responsibilities and obligations provided for in the framework agreement under the Ukraine Facility referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/792 signed between the Union and Ukraine that entered into force on 20 June 2024. That will ensure that the Union’s financial interests linked to the MFA Loan are protected efficiently, providing the appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. It will also, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Court of Auditors and, where applicable, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, including from third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds during and after the availability period of the MFA Loan. Ukraine should also report irregularities in relation to the use of the funds to the Commission, in line with the procedures provided for in the framework agreement under the Ukraine Facility.
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