Legislation and Legal Instruments

Transposition Legislation

• Title: 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
  • Official Source: 55K2952002.pdf

Additional Legislation

• Title: 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
  • Official Source: lachambre.be/FLWB/PDF/55/2912/55K2912001.pdf

Additional Info: Further decrees have been adopted to cover the regions of Wallonia, Flemish, German, and French speaking communities.

European Union Law Resources

EU Directive

• Title: 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
  • Adopted: 23 October 2019
  • Official Text: EUR-Lex 

EU Compliance Report

• Title: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation and Application of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
  • Published: 3 July 2024
  • Official Source: EU Commission

Institutional Reports

NGO Transparency International EU Directive report

• Title: ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • Description: The report scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.
  • Link: 2023-How-well-do-EU-countries-protect-whistleblowers-revised-revised.pdf

The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project join report

• Title: Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation
  • Published: 22 March 2021
  • Description: 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.)
  • Link: Are-whistleblowing-laws-working-report-2021March.pdf

Practical Guides and Tools

Belgium’s Federal Institute for Human Rights Guide for Whistleblowers

• Title: Guide for Whistleblowers: Federal Public Sector and Private Sector
  • Published: June 2025
  • Description: Practical guide from Belgium’s Federal Institute for Human Rights (FIRM/IFDH) offering clear, accessible advice on how whistleblowers can safely report wrongdoing and access support.
  • Link: Guide-for-whistleblowers-FIRM-IFDH.pdf

Journals, Studies, and Analysis

Transparency International Belgium’s Analysis of the Directive’s Implementation into Belgium Law

• Title: The implementation of the EU whistleblowing Directive into Belgian Law
• Published: 25 October 2023
• Description: Analysis of the Belgian whistleblowing law, examining its scope, sectors applied to and requirements
• Link: The implementation of the EU whistleblowing Directive into Belgian Law – Transparency International Belgium

Transparency International Belgium Article

• Title: Whistleblowing: Practical Lessons for Belgian Organisations
  • Published: 11 April 2024
  • Description: Article discussing a recent conference on the “Practical Lessons and Recommendations following the Transposition of Whistleblowing Rules into Belgian Law”.
  • Link: Whistleblowing: Practical Lessons for Belgian Organisations – Transparency International Belgium