Artikel 51 Ändring av direktiv (EU) 2019/1937

This is a brief, technical amendment article that connects the Digital Markets Act to Directive (EU) 2019/1937, which is the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive.

Its sole purpose is to add the Digital Markets Act to the list of Union legal acts covered by that Directive, meaning that persons who report breaches of the Digital Markets Act will fall under the whistleblower protections established by that Directive.

This article works in tandem with Article 43 of this Regulation, which explicitly states that Directive (EU) 2019/1937 applies to the reporting of breaches of this Regulation.

Important points:

• The Digital Markets Act is formally added to the scope of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive (EU) 2019/1937.
• This amendment means that persons reporting breaches of this Regulation are entitled to the protections afforded under that Directive.
• This article acts as the legislative mechanism giving effect to Article 43 of this Regulation, which declares the Whistleblower Protection Directive applicable to breaches of the Digital Markets Act.