In order to ensure that any financial corrections which the Commission imposes on Member States are related to the protection of the Union's financial interests, such corrections should be confined to cases where the breach of applicable Union law or national law related to applying relevant Union law concerns the eligibility, regularity, management or control of operations and the corresponding expenditure declared to the Commission.
D'fhonn a áirithiú go bhfuil baint ag aon cheartuithe airgeadais a fhorchuireann an Coimisiún ar Bhallstáit le cosaint leasanna airgeadais an Aontais, níor cheart ceartuithe den sórt sin a úsáid ach i gcásanna ina bhfuil baint ag an sárú ar dhlí infheidhme an Aontais nó ar an dlí náisiúnta a bhaineann le dlí ábhartha an Aontais a chur i bhfeidhm, le hincháilitheacht, le rialtacht, le bainistíocht nó le rialú na n-oibríochtaí agus an chaiteachais chomhfhreagraigh arna ndearbhú chuig an gCoimisiún.