Legislation and Legal Instruments:
- Transposition Legislation: Federal public sector: Projet de Loi relatif aux canaux de signalement et à la protection des auteurs de signalement d’atteintes à l’intégrité dans les organismes du secteur public fédéral et au sein de la police intégrée
- Adopted: 08 December 2022
- Additional Legislation: loi sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations au droit de l’Union ou au droit national constatées au sein d’une entité juridique du secteur privé
- Adopted: 15 December 2022
- Additional Info: Further decrees have been adopted to cover the regions of Wallonia, Flemish, German, and French speaking communities.
Institutional Reports:
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NGO Transparency International EU Directive report – Published 7 November 2023
- ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’ scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.
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The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project joint report – Published 22 March 2021
- Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation which looks at the successes and shortcoming of whistleblowing protection in 38 countries (including France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.)
Journals, Studies, and Analysis:
- Transparency International Belgium’s Analysis of the Directive’s Implementation into Belgium Law
- Transparency International Belgium Article “Whistleblowing: Practical Lessons for Belgian Organisations” – Published 11 April 2024