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Whistleblower Protection Directive In force since 17 December 2021

Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
32019L1937 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTION

• Article 1 — Purpose
• Article 2 — Material scope
• Article 3 — Relationship with other Union acts and national provisions
• Article 4 — Personal scope
• Article 5 — Definitions
• Article 6 — Conditions for protection of reporting persons

Chapter II INTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP

• Article 7 — Reporting through internal reporting channels
• Article 8 — Obligation to establish internal reporting channels
• Article 9 — Procedures for internal reporting and follow-up

Chapter III EXTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP

• Article 10 — Reporting through external reporting channels
• Article 11 — Obligation to establish external reporting channels and to follow up on reports
• Article 12 — Design of external reporting channels
• Article 13 — Information regarding the receipt of reports and their follow-up
• Article 14 — Review of the procedures by competent authorities

Chapter IV PUBLIC DISCLOSURES

• Article 15 — Public disclosures

Chapter V PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPORTING

• Article 16 — Duty of confidentiality
• Article 17 — Processing of personal data
• Article 18 — Record keeping of the reports

Chapter VI PROTECTION MEASURES

• Article 19 — Prohibition of retaliation
• Article 20 — Measures of support
• Article 21 — Measures for protection against retaliation
• Article 22 — Measures for the protection of persons concerned
• Article 23 — Penalties
• Article 24 — No waiver of rights and remedies

Chapter VII FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 25 — More favourable treatment and non-regression clause
• Article 26 — Transposition and transitional period
• Article 27 — Reporting, evaluation and review
• Article 28 — Entry into force
• Article 29 — Addressees