The Whistleblowing Act

Eurofast would like to draw your attention to a new mandatory procedure that you might need to implement in your Bulgarian company. We are going to share with you a brief description of the procedure and requirements with an emphasis on the deadline that must be met.

In Issue No. 11 of the "State Gazette", the Law adopted by the National Assembly for the protection of whistleblowers or publicly disclosing information on violations was promulgated. It introduces the requirements of Directive 2019/1937 (the so-called Whistleblower Directive),

Application of the Law

The law entered into force on 4^th of May 2023, and applies to:

1. Employers in the private sector employing more than 50 employees and must have implemented the procedure until the 17^th of December 2023.