Artikel 116 Rapportering av överträdelser och skydd för personer som rapporterar om överträdelser

This is a notably brief article that serves as a cross-reference provision, directing readers to an existing piece of EU law.

Rather than establishing its own detailed whistleblower framework, it simply incorporates Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive) to govern how infringements of this Regulation are reported and how those who report them are protected.

Important points:

• The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive (2019/1937) applies in full to the reporting of infringements under this Regulation.
• Persons who report infringements are entitled to the protections established under that Directive.
• This article does not create new whistleblower rules but instead delegates entirely to an existing legal framework.