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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 (Whistleblower Protection Directive)RecitalsChapter I Scope, definitions and conditions for protection (arts. 1-6)Article 1 PurposeArticle 2 Material scopeArticle 3 Relationship with other Union acts and national provisionsArticle 4 Personal scopeArticle 5 DefinitionsArticle 6 Conditions for protection of reporting personsChapter II Internal reporting and follow-up (arts. 7-9)Article 7 Reporting through internal reporting channelsArticle 8 Obligation to establish internal reporting channelsArticle 9 Procedures for internal reporting and follow-upChapter III External reporting and follow-up (arts. 10-14)Article 10 Reporting through external reporting channelsArticle 11 Obligation to establish external reporting channels and to follow up on reportsArticle 12 Design of external reporting channelsArticle 13 Information regarding the receipt of reports and their follow-upArticle 14 Review of the procedures by competent authoritiesChapter IV Public disclosures (art. 15)Article 15 Public disclosuresChapter V Provisions applicable to internal and external reporting (arts. 16-18)Article 16 Duty of confidentialityArticle 17 Processing of personal dataArticle 18 Record keeping of the reportsChapter VI Protection measures (arts. 19-24)Article 19 Prohibition of retaliationArticle 20 Measures of supportArticle 21 Measures for protection against retaliationArticle 22 Measures for the protection of persons concernedArticle 23 PenaltiesArticle 24 No waiver of rights and remediesChapter VII Final provisions (arts. 25-29)Article 25 More favourable treatment and non-regression clauseArticle 26 Transposition and transitional periodArticle 27 Reporting, evaluation and reviewArticle 28 Entry into forceArticle 29 AddresseesAnnexAnnex, Part IAnnex, Part IIDone at
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AI Summary of Article 3 Relationship with other Union acts and national provisions

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Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 16 December 2019 - onwards
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Article 3 Relationship with other Union acts and national provisions

1. Where specific rules on the reporting of breaches are provided for in the sector-specific Union acts listed in Part II of the Annex, those rules shall apply. The provisions of this Directive shall be applicable to the extent that a matter is not mandatorily regulated in those sector-specific Union acts.

2. This Directive shall not affect the responsibility of Member States to ensure national security or their power to protect their essential security interests. In particular, it shall not apply to reports of breaches of the procurement rules involving defence or security aspects unless they are covered by the relevant acts of the Union.

3. This Directive shall not affect the application of Union or national law relating to any of the following:

(a) the protection of classified information;

(b) the protection of legal and medical professional privilege;

(c) the secrecy of judicial deliberations;

(d) rules on criminal procedure.

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