{"id":15254,"date":"2023-04-26T13:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgk.bg\/?p=15254"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:52:18","slug":"nov-zakon-za-zashtita-na-licata-podavashti-signali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgk.bg\/en\/blog\/nov-zakon-za-zashtita-na-licata-podavashti-signali\/","title":{"rendered":"New Whistleblowing act enters into force"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 \u00a0 In no. 11 of the State Gazette<\/span><\/a> dated 02.02.2023, a new Act on the protection of whistleblowers or publicly disclosing Information on violations \/\u201dthe Act\u201d\/ was promulgated, which introduces the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019\/1937 on the protection of whistleblowers of the EU.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is the purpose of new act?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0 \u00a0 The Act enters into force on 04.05.2023 and aims to ensure the protection of persons who file reports or publicly disclose information about violations of Bulgarian legislation or acts of the European Union, which became known to them during or on the occasion of the performance of their work or official duties or in another work context.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What obligations does the Whistleblowing Act impose? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0 \u00a0The Act concerns violations of the Bulgarian legislation or the acts of the European Union specified in the annex to the act in the field of: public procurement; financial services, products and markets; preventing money laundering and terrorism financing; product safety and compliance; transport safety; environmental Protection; radiation protection and nuclear safety; food and feed safety, animal health and animal welfare; public health and consumer protection; the protection of privacy and personal data; the security of networks and information systems.<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 The protection also covers information about: violations that affect the financial interests of the European Union within the meaning of Art. 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; violations of the rules of the internal market within the meaning of art. 26, paragraph 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including the rules of the European Union and Bulgarian legislation on competition and state aid; violations related to cross-border tax schemes, the purpose of which is to obtain a tax advantage that is contrary to the object or purpose of the applicable law in the field of corporate taxation.<\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0The scope of this law also includes crimes of a general nature, which became known to the whistleblower during the performance of his official duties.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who are the obligated persons under the Act?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The obligated persons under the Whistleblowing Act are:<\/strong><\/p>