New Whistleblower Law Entered Into Force On 21 May 2023

The bill n°7945 aiming at implementing into national law Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law has been voted by the Chamber of Deputies on 2 May 2023. The law has been published on 17 May 2023 and entered into force on 21 May 2023 ("the Law").

The Law :

• extends the material scope of the Directive to all national laws
• guarantees effective protection for whistleblowers by granted them a legal status
• provides three reporting channels: internal, external and public

The whistleblower protection

The Law introduces a whistleblower protection mechanism that protects whistleblowers from all forms of retaliation, including threats and attempted retaliation, that they may suffer as a result of disclosing "information on violations".