Indicator 3. The law clearly defines requirement that the disclosures be made on reasonable grounds and defines abuse of the right to whistleblowing and prescribes sanctions for such conduct.

In order to protect whistle-blowers from misdemeanour, criminal or disciplinary liability, but also to reduce the possibility of abuse of whistle-blowers, law must clearly define requirement that the disclosures be made on reasonable grounds and defines abuse of the right to whistle-blowers.

Summary

The laws of all countries whose regulations have been the subject of this analysis, except the laws of Montenegro define requirement that the disclosures be made on reasonable grounds and defines abuse of the right to whistle-blowers. However, the regulations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (both at the federal level and at the level of the Republic of Srpska) and the Northern Republic of Macedonia also require additional harmonization.

Current state of play

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