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EBAR Article 17a(1) — as applicable on 7 Oct 2026 (version of 31 Dec 2025)

Article 17a

Protection of reporting persons

1.

The Authority shall have in place dedicated reporting channels for receiving and handling information provided by a natural or legal person reporting on actual or potential breaches, abuse of law, or non-application of Union law.

2.

The natural or legal persons reporting through those channels shall be protected against retaliation in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (opens EUR-Lex in a new tab) of the European Parliament and of the Council ((20)), where applicable.

3.

The Authority shall ensure that all information may be submitted anonymously or confidentially, and safely. Where the Authority deems that the submitted information contains evidence or significant indications of a material breach, it shall provide feedback to the reporting person.