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EU Whistleblowing Directive

Preamble
Recitals 110
Chapter I - SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTION (Article 1-6) 6
Chapter II - INTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP (Article 7-9) 3
Chapter III - EXTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP (Article 10-14) 5
Chapter IV - PUBLIC DISCLOSURES (Article 15) 1
Chapter V - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPORTING (Article 16-18) 3
Chapter VI - PROTECTION MEASURES (Article 19-24) 6
Chapter VII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 25-29) 5
Annexes 1
- Annex 1 - Part I
Amending acts 6

public disclosure

Defined in Article 5, EU Whistleblowing Directive

Definitions over time (1)

10/11/2021 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 5, EU Whistleblowing Directive Scope: Whole act Also: to publicly disclose

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

‘public disclosure’ or ‘to publicly disclose’ means the making of information on breaches available in the public domain;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 5(6) Historical · definitions end 10/11/2021

Used in (36 places in 21 provisions on 12/11/2026)

EU Whistleblowing Directive (36 in 21)

Recital 2 · Recital 33 · Recital 34 · Recital 44 · Recital 57 · Recital 67 · Recital 79 · Recital 80 · Recital 81 · Recital 82 · Recital 91³ · Recital 92 · Recital 93² · Recital 97 · Recital 101 · Article 5⁴ · Article 6 · Article 15 · Article 21¹⁰ · Article 22 · Article 23