7 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2018/0106(COD)
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States may stipulate that legal entities in the private sector should establish internal reporting channels and procedures for reporting and following up on reports, following consultations with social partners, if appropriate.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Member States may stipulate that follow-ups on reports with the same content as previous reports can be dispensed with.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States may stipulate that follow-ups on reports with the same content as previous reports can be dispensed with.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that competent authorities review their procedures for receiving reports and their follow-up regularly, and at least once every two years. In reviewing such procedures, competent authorities must take into account their experience and that of other competent authorities and must adapt their procedures accordinglyfive years.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Member States may establish rules which differ from paragraphs (2)-(4) in order to afford greater protection to reporting persons.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
(3) Reporting persons shall have access to effective assistance from competent authorities before any relevant authority involved in their protection against retaliation, including, where provided for under national law, certification of the fact that they qualify for protection under this Directive.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
(4) Persons reporting externally to competent authorities or making a public disclosure in accordance with this Directive – with the exception of cases involving the public disclosure of classified information and information relating to trade secrets – shall not be considered to have breached any restriction on disclosure of information imposed by contract or by any legislative, regulatory or administrative provision, and incur liability of any kind in respect of such disclosure.