A new Law on protecting people who report irregularities or, as it’s more popularly known, “the Whistleblower Act” come into force in Croatia on 23 April 2022. Since, back in 2019, the Parliament passed the first Whistleblower Act a few months before the publication of the EU Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (EU 2019/1937), it was now necessary to harmonize it with the European legislation. Given that there have been so many changes in the text of the law, a completely new law was adopted. Moreover, because the original Whistleblower Act had been subject to much criticism for its vagueness and illogical propositions, the creation of a new law was a great opportunity to pass a better law that is clearer and more logical.
The most important changes in the new law are as follows:
The scope of the law is now clearly defined. Specifically, it refers to the areas of public procurement, financial services, products and markets, as well as the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. It also relates to areas of product safety and compliance, transport safety, environmental protection, radiation protection and nuclear safety, food and feed safety, animal health and welfare, public health, consumer protection, protection of privacy and personal data, and security of network and information systems. Also, the scope applies to areas affecting the EU's financial interests and to areas related to the internal market, competition,...
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