Preliminary assessment of the second payment request of Romania

of the Directive. Article 17(1) corresponds to Article 11(2)(b) of the Directive.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 12 - Design of external reporting channels

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 12 have been transposed by the Law’s specific paragraphs in the Articles (2)(f), 5 (2) to (4) ,7 (1) to (4), 14 (b) to (d), (f), and (g), 17, and 13 (1)(b) and establish the requirements for the operation and tasks of the national competent authority.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 13 - Information regarding the receipt of reports and their follow-up

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 13 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 15 (1)(a) to (i) in respect to the provision of information on the acknowledgement of receipt and further action on reports.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 14 - Review of the procedures by competent authorities

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 14 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 18, stipulating that competent authorities regularly review and update their procedures for receiving and following up on reports, taking into account their experience and that of other competent authorities.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 15 - Public disclosures

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 15 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 19 (1) and (2), which provide precisions on when a person is covered under these provisions, clarifying that is not the case when a person directly discloses information to the press.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 16 - Duty of confidentiality

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 16 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 8 (1) to (4), setting out a duty of protecting the identity of the whistle-blower.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 17 - Processing of personal data

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 17 have been transposed by the Law's Article 31 with regards to the handling of personal data.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 18 - Record keeping of the reports

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 18 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 7 on the keeping of records.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 19 - Prohibition of retaliation

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 19 have been transposed by the Law’s Article 22, which prohibits any form of retaliation.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 20 - Measures of support

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 20 have been transposed by the Law's Articles 22 (2) and 24 which set out the possibility for legal aid and information on other measures, rights, procedures, and remedies.

Transposition of the Directive’s Article 21 - Measures for protection against retaliation

The provisions of the Directive’s Article 21 have been transposed by the Law's Articles 21 (1) and (2) and 23, which provide for exoneration of liability for whistle-blowers where appropriate and

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