[author: Jan Stappers]

Since December 2021, all EU member states must comply with the legal requirements of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. The Directive was designed to protect, empower, and enhance the reporting options available to whistleblowers across the EU. Including France, many member states are amending old whistleblowing laws to effectively transpose the Directive’s rules into their national law. France has since amended their Sapin II law, which requires French companies and global corporations operating in France to prevent and detect acts of corruption to meet the expectations of the Agence Française Anticorruption (AFA).

To help you gain a better understanding of the new French whistleblowing laws, NAVEX is answering some of the frequently asked questions below:

What is the application Decree No.2022-1284, and what does it involve?

As of 3^rd October 2022, application decree No. 2022-1284, included within Sapin II, came into play to set further clarifications for French companies on internal and external reporting.

For internal reporting, should a whistleblower want to report orally, a company’s whistleblowing procedure must now specify available hotline options. A report can be collected by telephone, voice message system or, at the whistleblower’s request, during a video conference or physical meeting. However, video or physical meetings must take place within 20 working days from receipt of the report. In addition, the whistleblower must be...

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