Whistleblowing
Law
On 4/2/2022, the "Law on the protection of persons reporting violations of Union and National Law of 2022", Law No. 6(I)/2022 was (the "Law") published. The purpose of the Law is to ensure a comprehensive, effective and strong legal framework for the protection of employees in the public or private sector who disclose information and data that came into their possession or came to their attention within the workplace and are related to specific violations of Union and/or national law.
The protection of whistleblowers requires that the report be made under the whistleblower’s real name, provided that there are reasonable suspicions that the information about violations is true. However, the Law also applies in the case of anonymous reporting of violations, in the event that after the anonymous report the whistleblower is identified and suffers retaliation.
Furthermore, the conditions for the protection of persons who make a report are specified. It is also required that legal entities in the private and public sectors establish channels and procedures for internal reporting of violations and procedures are established for submitting a report through internal reporting channels.
Protection is also provided to a person who makes a public disclosure of violations under specific conditions and an obligation of confidentiality is imposed regarding the identity of the reporter, including any information from which his identity can be directly or indirectly deduced.
Measures are also established to protect the reporter from any retaliation against him, as well as measures to support him.
It also establishes the criminal offenses of obstructing the filing of a report, of retaliating against a reporter, of initiating abusive proceedings against a reporter, of violating the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of the reporter's identity, and of submitting false reports or false public disclosures.
The whistleblower may submit the report either internally, i.e. within his or her workplace ("internal report"), or externally, to a State body competent to investigate the specific act ("external report").
How to submit a report
An internal or external report may be submitted in writing, or verbally, or both.
Written report
A written report is made by completing a form which is posted on our website and sent via email to the officer responsible.
Verbal report
Verbal reporting via telephone or other voice messaging systems, and through a personal meeting with the officer responsible.
Submitting an Internal Report
Who can submit reports?
A person who, through the work context, has become aware of or has come to their attention information from which it appears that another natural or legal person has violated legal obligations may submit a "report" in relation to such information.
Submitting an External Report
As the Competent Authority for the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, we are responsible for receiving and following up on “external reports”, i.e. reports submitted by a whistleblower, and which are not work-related to our authority.
Who can submit reports?
Specifically, whistleblowers may be:
- employees in the private, public or broader public sector,
- self-employed workers,
- shareholders of companies,
- persons belonging to the administrative/management/supervisory body or body of a company,
- volunteers,
- trainees/interns, whether or not they receive remuneration,
- persons working under the supervision or instructions of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers,
- persons who acquired the information in the work context but no longer work or provide their services to the specific employer,
- persons who acquired the information during the recruitment process or any other stage prior to the conclusion of the employment contract or the commencement of the employment relationship.
Contact details of the officer responsible
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