Individuals who denounce or publicly disclose an infringement based on information obtained in the course of their professional activity, regardless of its nature. The following may be considered whistleblowers:

• workers in the private, social or public sector;
  
• service providers, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as any persons acting under their supervision and direction;
• holders of shareholdings and persons belonging to administrative or management bodies or to tax or supervisory bodies of legal persons, including non-executive members;
• volunteers and interns, paid or unpaid.

The status of whistleblower also applies:

• When information about violations obtained in a professional relationship that, in the meantime, has ended, is reported;
  
• When the professional relationship has not started, in cases where the complainant has obtained information about the complaint in a pre-negotiation negotiation phase.

The following are considered infractions under the Whistleblower Law:

• Any act or omission that is contrary to regulations contained in national or community legislation regarding the areas of: (i) public procurement, (ii) services, products and financial markets and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, (iii) product safety and compliance, (iv) transport safety, (v) environmental protection, (vi) radiation protection and nuclear safety, (vii) food and feed safety, animal health and animal welfare, (viii) public health, (ix) consumer protection, (x) protection of privacy and personal data and security of the network and information systems;
  
• Any act or omission contrary to and harmful to the financial interests of the European Union referred to in Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
• Any act or omission contrary to the internal market rules referred to in Article 26(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
• Violent crime, especially violent and highly organized crime, as well as the crimes provided for in paragraph 1 of article 1 of Law no. financial.

The Channel allows you to file a complaint completely anonymously. Communication is protected by a code and password

From the identification code and password generated when submitting the complaint

Within 7 days you will receive notification of the receipt of the complaint and information about the requirements, form and admissibility of the complaint. At this stage, additional information may be requested through the Whistleblower Channel, maintaining anonymity, if requested.

Within a maximum period of 3 months, the complainant will be informed of the measures planned or adopted to follow up on the complaint and the respective grounds, from the date of receipt of the complaint;

Within 15 days after its conclusion, the complainant may request information on the result of the analysis carried out on the complaint.

The investigation will be conducted only by the team involved in handling the complaint.

In computer terms, the information is encrypted, so it is not possible to access it improperly.

Externally, it is only possible to consult complaints using the code and keyword.