SECTION 2 Cooperation between FIUs and OLAF

1.   Pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (48), each FIU shall transmit without delay the results of its analyses and any additional relevant information to OLAF where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the Union’s financial interests are being or have been committed in respect of which OLAF could exercise its competence in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation.

2.   FIUs shall respond in a timely manner to requests for information by OLAF in relation to fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity as referred to in paragraph 1.

3.   FIUs and OLAF may exchange the results of strategic analyses, including typologies and risk indicators, where such analyses relate to fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity as referred to in paragraph 1.

1.   OLAF shall respond in a timely manner to reasoned requests for information by an FIU where that information is necessary for the performance of the FIU’s functions under Chapter III of Directive (EU) 2024/1640.

2.   OLAF may postpone or refuse the provision of the information referred to in paragraph 1 where providing it would be likely to have a negative impact on an ongoing investigation. OLAF shall communicate such postponement or refusal to the requesting FIU in a timely manner, including the reasons therefor.