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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 18 Record keeping of the reports

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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 18 Record keeping of the reports

1. Member States shall ensure that legal entities in the private and public sector and competent authorities keep records of every report received, in compliance with the confidentiality requirements provided for in Article 16. Reports shall be stored for no longer than it is necessary and proportionate in order to comply with the requirements imposed by this Directive, or other requirements imposed by Union or national law.

2. Where a recorded telephone line or another recorded voice messaging system is used for reporting, subject to the consent of the reporting person, legal entities in the private and public sector and competent authorities shall have the right to document the oral reporting in one of the following ways:

(a) by making a recording of the conversation in a durable and retrievable form; or

(b) through a complete and accurate transcript of the conversation prepared by the staff members responsible for handling the report.

Legal entities in the private and public sector and competent authorities shall offer the reporting person the opportunity to check, rectify and agree the transcript of the call by signing it.

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