Luxembourg Whistleblowing Guidance Note - OneTrust DataGuidance

1. LEGISLATION | NOTABLE CASE LAW

1.1. Specific whistleblowing legislation

Apart from a few scattered references, there was no specific general legislation providing for whistle- blower protection until May 2, 2023. Indeed, it was on May 2, 2023 that the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg adopted Draft Law 7945 (only available in French here) ('the Draft Law') to transpose the Directive on the Protection of Persons who Report Breaches of Union Law (Di- rective (EU) 2019/1937) ('the Whistleblowing Directive') into Luxembourg law. Thereafter, on May 16, 2023 the Draft Law was enacted as Law of 16 May 2023 Transposing the Whistleblowing Directive (only available in French here) ('the Law'), following the decision on the dispensation of a second con- stitutional vote by the Council of State. The Law was published in the Official Gazette on May 17, 2023, and entered into force on the fourth day after its publication.