On 4 March 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the preliminary draft law on the protection of persons who report regulatory and anti-corruption offences, transposing 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 European Union law (the “Preliminary Draft”). From now on, the necessary steps will be taken to ensure that the Spanish Parliament approves a final version of the legislation in the coming months.
The main objective of the Preliminary Draft is to provide adequate protection to individuals who report certain offences when they show “courageous conduct of clear public utility”, in the words of the legislation’s Explanatory Memorandum.
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