{"id":2625,"date":"2022-08-30T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T08:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.0.3.10\/?page_id=2625"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:58:46","slug":"zakon-o-ochrane-oznamovatelov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/10.0.3.7\/en\/o-nas\/dokumenty\/zakon-o-ochrane-oznamovatelov\/","title":{"rendered":"Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers of Anti-Social Activities and on Amendments to Certain Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2625\" class=\"elementor elementor-2625\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c683a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c683a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39375f4\" data-id=\"39375f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a3231 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70a3231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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I <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-uvodn\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Opening Provisions <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 1 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) This Act regulates <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) the conditions for granting protection to persons in an employment relationship or another equivalent relationship in connection with whistleblowing with regard to crime or any other misconduct harmful to the society<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(hereinafter referred to as the \u201cmisconduct harmful to the society\u201d), <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the rights and obligations of persons in connection with whistleblowing and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-1.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) the establishment, status and remit of the Whistleblower Protection Office(hereinafter referred to as &#8222;the WPO&#8220;). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) This Act is without prejudice to the obligation to report any criminal offence or to thwart any criminal offence. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Whistleblowing shall not be considered a breach of the contractual non-disclosure obligation or a breach of the non-disclosure obligation pursuant to specific statutory provisions<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> if it is an obligation arising from the exercise of an occupation, profession, position or function, and unless it is a non-disclosure obligation in connection with the protection of classified information, postal secrecy, banking secrecy, telecommunications secrecy or tax secrecy, the protection of confidential statistical data, unless it is a non-disclosure obligation in connection with the provision and disclosure of medical records, a non-disclosure obligation of members of the intelligence services, or a non-disclosure obligation in the provision of legal services. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) No person shall threaten to retaliate or actually retaliate against a whistleblower or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) a close person of the whistleblower, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) a natural person \u2013 entrepreneur or a legal person which the whistleblower controls, in which the whistleblower has an interest, in which the whistleblower holds an office as a member of a body of the legal person, or for which the whistleblower performs an employment activity, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) a natural person \u2013 entrepreneur or a legal person which controls the legal person in which the whistleblower has an interest or in which the whistleblower holds an office as a member of a body of the legal person, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) a person who provided assistance to the whistleblower in relation to the whistleblower report; and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) the person responsible or a person involved in the performance of the tasks of the person responsible. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-1.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) A whistleblower and the person referred to in paragraph(4)(a) to(e) may not waive their right to protection from retaliation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 2 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) whistleblower means a natural person who, in good faith, makes a whistleblowing report to an authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports or to the employer; a whistleblower shall also include a natural person who, in good faith, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. makes a whistleblowing report and their employment relationship or another equivalent relationship has been terminated, if such person has become aware of information about the misconduct harmful to the society during such employment relationship or another equivalent relationship, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. makes a whistleblowing report and their employment or other equivalent relationship has not yet come into existence, if such person has become aware of information about the misconduct harmful to the society during the selection procedure or in the context of pre-contractual relations, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. made a whistleblowing report anonymously and their identity was revealed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. has disclosed information about the misconduct harmful to the society, which has come to their knowledge during the selection procedure or in the context of pre-contractual relations, and such person\u2019s employment relationship or another equivalent relationship has not yet come into existence, or during the employment relationship or another equivalent relationship or after the termination of the employment relationship or another equivalent relationship on the grounds that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4a. such person has made a whistleblowing report via the internal system for the investigation of whistleblowing reports and has not been notified of the outcome of the investigation pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(8)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, or no appropriate measures have been taken pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(8)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, and has subsequently made such whistleblowing report to an authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports and has not been notified of the status of the investigation or the outcome of the investigation in due course, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4b. has made a whistleblowing report to an authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports and has not been notified of the status of the investigation or the outcome of the investigation in due course, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4c. there is a reasonable concern that the misconduct harmful to the society may constitute an imminent or obvious threat to the public interest, or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4.bod-4\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4d. there is a reasonable concern that such person would be subject to a retaliation if they made the whistleblowing report to an authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports or, in the specific circumstances of the case, there is a threat that the authorities competent to receive whistleblowing reports would fail to ensure an impartial and independent investigation of the facts set out in the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) whistleblowing report means the reporting of facts of which the natural person has become aware in connection with their employment relationship or another equivalent relationship and which relate to misconduct harmful to the society, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) qualified whistleblowing report means a whistleblowing report which may contribute or has contributed to the clarification of serious misconduct harmful to the society or to the detection or conviction of its perpetrator, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) serious misconduct harmful to the society means <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-1.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. criminal offences pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-168\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 168<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-170\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 170<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-170b\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 170b<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-177\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 177<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-212\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 212<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-213\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 213<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-217\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 217<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-221\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 221<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-226\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 226<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-233a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 233a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-237\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 237 a\u017e 240<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-243\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 243<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-243a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 243a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-247\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 247<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-247d\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 247d<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-251a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 251a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-252\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 252 a\u017e 254<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-261\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 261 a\u017e 263<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-266\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 266 a\u017e 268<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-271\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 271<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-278a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 278a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-283\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 283<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-299a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 299a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-302\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 302<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-305\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 305<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-326\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 326 a\u017e 327a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-328\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 328 a\u017e 336b<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-336d\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 336d<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-348\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 348<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-352a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 352a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/#paragraf-374\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 374<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of the Criminal Code, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-2.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. a criminal offence, for which the <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/300\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>Criminal Code<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> provides for imprisonment with a maximum penalty exceeding two years, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-3.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. an administrative offence, for which a fine may be imposed with an upper limit determined by a calculation, or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-4.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. an administrative offence, for which a fine with an upper limit of at least \u20ac30,000 may be imposed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) employment relationship means an employment relationship, agreements for work performed outside the employment relationship, civil servant relationship or service relationship, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-f\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-f.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-f.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(f) other equivalent relationship means in particular the exercise of rights related to participation, administration or management in a legal person, the activity of a person holding the office of a member of a body of a legal person, the activity of a self-employed person, the exercise of rights and obligations under a contract for the delivery of goods, the performance of construction works or the provision of services, professional practice, graduate practice, activation activity, volunteer activity, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-g\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-g.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-g.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(g) authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports means the WPO, the prosecution service or an administrative authority competent to conduct proceedings concerning an administrative offence constituting serious misconduct harmful to the society pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 2(d)(3)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 4<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or a competent institution, body, office or agency of the European Union, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-h\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-h.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-h.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(h) person concerned means a natural person or legal person against whom the whistleblowing report is directed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-i\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-i.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-i.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(i) employer means a person who employs at least one natural person in an employment relationship, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(j) public authority means<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-1.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. a state authority, municipality, self-governing region, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-2.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. a legal person established by law and a legal person established by the state, a municipality or a self-governing region pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-3.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. a legal person with the ownership interest of a person referred to in the first clause or in the second clause, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-4.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-j.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. a legal person, in which the law vests the power to decide on rights and obligations in the public administration, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-k\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-k.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-k.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(k) acting in good faith means acting of a natural person who, in the light of the circumstances known to them and the knowledge they have at the time of making the whistleblowing report, has reasonable grounds to believe that the facts stated are true; in cases of doubt, the acting shall be deemed to have been done in good faith until the contrary is proved, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(l) retaliation is an act or omission in connection with a whistleblower&#8217;s employment or other equivalent relationship, triggered by the whistleblowing report or the disclosure of information about misconduct harmful to the society, and which has caused or is likely to cause unjustified harm to the whistleblower or a person referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4.pismeno-a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(4(a) to(e)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">; retaliation pursuant to the preceding sentence includes, without limitation, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-1.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. dismissal or immediate termination of employment, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-2.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. termination during the probationary period or non-prolongation of employment for an indefinite period, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-3.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. removal from office, demotion or withholding of promotion, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-4.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. a change in job duties, change of location of place of work, change in working hours, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-5.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5. reduction in wages, non-award of a bonus or personal allowance, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-6.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">6. withholding of training;, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-7.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">7. disciplinary measure, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-8.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">8. coercion, intimidation or harassment, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-9.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">9. harm to reputation, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-10.ozna\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-10\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-10.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">10. cancellation of a contract for goods and services, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-11.ozna\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-11\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-l.bod-11.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">11. cancellation of a licence or permit. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Granting of Protection in Criminal Proceedings <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-3\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 3 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) A request for protection in making the whistleblowing report concerning serious misconduct harmful to the society that constitutes a criminal offence may be made by the whistleblower simultaneously with making the whistleblowing report or during criminal proceedings; the request shall be made to the prosecutor in writing or orally on the record. If the whistleblower protection request is made to another public authority, the latter shall forward it without delay to the prosecutor. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-3.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The whistleblower protection request pursuant to paragraph(1) shall include the name, surname, date of birth and residence of the whistleblower making the request, the whistleblower\u2019s place of work and the name of the whistleblower&#8217;s employer; the request shall also include details of a close person if the close person is in an employment relationship with the same employer as the whistleblower or is in an employment relationship with an employer who is a dependent in relation to the whistleblower\u2019s employer and the whistleblower also requests protection for that close person. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 4 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) If the prosecutor finds that a whistleblower, who has filed the whistleblower protection request pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-3.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 <\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3(<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, has made a qualified whistleblowing report, the prosecutor shall promptly grant protection to the whistleblower pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and shall notify the whistleblower, the employer and the WPO thereof in writing; the whistleblower shall receive, together with such notification, a legal notice of the rights and obligations arising from the whistleblower\u2019s status as a protected whistleblower. Upon delivery of the notice of protection to the employer, the whistleblower becomes a protected whistleblower. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The whistleblower may, instead of requesting protection pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, request the prosecutor to issue a written acknowledgement that the whistleblower has made a qualified whistleblowing report. If the prosecutor finds that the whistleblower has made a qualified whistleblowing report, the prosecutor shall promptly issue the whistleblower with an acknowledgement to that effect, together with a legal notice of the rights and obligations arising to the whistleblower from the making of the qualified whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) If the prosecutor finds that the whistleblower, who has filed the whistleblower protection request pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u><a href=\"#paragraf-3.odsek-1\">\u00a7 3(1)<\/a>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> has not made a qualified whistleblowing report, the prosecutor shall immediately notify the whistleblower and the WPO thereof in writing, stating the reasons for not granting protection and including a legal notice of the possibility of reviewing the failure to grant protection pursuant to paragraph(4). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-4.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) A whistleblower who has not been granted protection pursuant to paragraph(3) may, within 15 days of receipt of the notification pursuant to paragraph(3), request the superior prosecutor, either themselves or through the WPO, to review the reasons for not having granted protection pursuant to paragraph(3). The superior prosecutor shall, within 15 days of receipt of the request, decide on the granting of protection pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and shall notify the whistleblower, the employer, and the WPO thereof in writing, or shall notify the whistleblower or the WPO within that period that the whistleblower has failed to make a qualified whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-posky\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Granting of Protection in Administrative Offence Proceedings <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-5\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 5 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) A request for protection in making a whistleblowing report concerning serious misconduct harmful to the society that constitutes an administrative offence may be made by the whistleblower simultaneously with making the whistleblowing report or during the administrative offence proceedings; the whistleblower protection request shall be made in writing or orally on the record to the authority competent to conduct the administrative offence proceedings(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;administrative authority&#8220;). If the whistleblower protection request is made to another public authority, the latter shall forward it without delay to the authority competent pursuant to the first sentence. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-5.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The whistleblower protection request pursuant to paragraph(1) shall include the name, surname, date of birth and residence of the whistleblower making the request, the whistleblower\u2019s place of work and the name of the whistleblower&#8217;s employer; the request shall also include details of a close person if the close person is in an employment relationship with the same employer as the whistleblower or is in an employment relationship with an employer who is a dependent in relation to the whistleblower\u2019s employer and the whistleblower also requests protection for that close person. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 6 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) If the administrative authority finds that a whistleblower, who has filed the whistleblower protection request pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-5.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 5(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, has made a qualified whistleblowing report, the administrative authority shall promptly grant protection to the whistleblower pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and shall notify the whistleblower, the employer and the WPO thereof in writing; the whistleblower shall receive, together with the notification, a legal notice of the rights and obligations arising from the whistleblower\u2019s status as a protected whistleblower. Upon delivery of such notification to the employer, the whistleblower becomes a protected whistleblower. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The whistleblower may, instead of requesting protection pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, request the administrative authority to issue a written acknowledgment that the whistleblower has made a qualified whistleblowing report. If the administrative authority finds that the whistleblower has made a qualified whistleblowing report, the administrative authority shall promptly issue the whistleblower with an acknowledgement to that effect, together with a legal notice of the rights and obligations arising to the whistleblower from the making of the qualified whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) If the administrative authority finds that a whistleblower, who has filed the whistleblower protection request pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u><a href=\"#paragraf-5.odsek-1\">\u00a7 5(1)<\/a>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> has not made a qualified whistleblowing report, the administrative authority shall immediately notify the whistleblower and the WPO thereof in writing, stating the reasons for not granting protection and including a legal notice of the possibility of reviewing the failure to grant protection pursuant to paragraph(4). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) A whistleblower who has not been granted protection pursuant to paragraph(3) may, within 15 days of receipt of the notification pursuant to paragraph(3), request the superior administrative authority, either themselves or through the WPO, to review the reasons for not having granted protection pursuant to paragraph(3). The superior administrative authority shall, within 15 days of receipt of the request, decide on the granting of protection pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and shall notify the whistleblower, the employer, and the WPO thereof in writing, or shall notify the whistleblower or the WPO within that period that the whistleblower has failed to make a qualified whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-6.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) If, in criminal proceedings, a case is passed on or referred to another authority for administrative offence proceedings after the whistleblower protection request has been made, the administrative authority shall consider granting protection even without making a further whistleblower protection request. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 7 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-7.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Whistleblower Protection in Reporting Serious Misconduct Harmful to the Society <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) An employer may execute a legal act or issue a decision in an employment relationship(hereinafter referred to as an \u201cemployment-related measure&#8220;) against a protected whistleblower, to which the whistleblower has not given their consent, only with the WPO\u2019s consent; the WPO\u2019s consent is required in respect of a protected whistleblower who is a professional soldier only if a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> so provides. The WPO\u2019s consent shall not be required where the employment-related measure awards a claim or if the employment-related measure relates to a termination of an employment relationship which is the result of a legal fact that is not within the employer&#8217;s discretion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-5\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The employer shall submit the request for consent to the WPO. The request for consent shall include <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">a) employer designation, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the name, surname, date of birth and residence of the protected whistleblower, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) identification of the employment-related measure for which the WPO&#8217;s consent is sought, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-2.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) justification of the need to take the employment-related measure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The WPO shall, before making a decision on the request for consent, allow the protected whistleblower a reasonable time to give their opinion on the proposed employment-related measure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) In simple matters, in particular where a decision can only be made on the basis of the employer&#8217;s request and the protected whistleblower&#8217;s opinion, the WPO shall decide on the request for consent without delay. In other matters, the WPO shall decide within 30 days of receipt of the request for consent. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The WPO shall grant its consent to an employer&#8217;s proposed employment-related measure with respect to a protected whistleblower only if the employer demonstrates that the proposed employment-related measure has no causal connection to the qualified whistleblowing report, otherwise the WPO shall deny the request for consent. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The WPO&#8217;s decision on a request for consent may not be appealed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) The time limits and probationary periods pursuant to specific statutory provisions<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-6\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall not lapse from the time an employer&#8217;s request for consent is made to the WPO until a final decision on the employer&#8217;s request for consent is made, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-7.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) An employment-related measure to which the WPO has not given its consent shall be null and void. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 8 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-8.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Termination of Whistleblower Protection <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The whistleblower protection granted pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall cease to exist <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) on receipt by the WPO of the protected whistleblower\u2019s written notice of waiver of the protection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) on termination or cessation of the protected whistleblower&#8217;s employment relationship, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) on the lapse of three years from the termination of the criminal proceedings or administrative offence proceedings; however, the protection shall not cease to exist if the criminal proceedings are terminated by the referral of the case to another authority, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) on conviction of the protected whistleblower of the criminal offence of false accusation or the criminal offence of perjury in connection with making a qualified whistleblowing report; or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-1.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) on receipt by the employer of a written notice from the authority that provided the protection, if it is proven that the qualified whistleblowing report is not an act in good faith. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO shall give prompt written notice to the employer and the authority that granted the protection of the cessation of the protection pursuant to paragraph(1)(a). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The employer shall give written notice to the WPO and the authority that granted the protection of the cessation of the protection pursuant to paragraph(1)(b). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The authority that granted the protection shall give prompt written notice to the WPO, the employer and the protected whistleblower of the cessation of the protection pursuant to paragraph(1)(c) or(d). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-8.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The authority that granted the protection shall give prompt written notice to the WPO and the protected whistleblower of the cessation of the protection pursuant to paragraph(1)(e). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 9 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-9.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Reward <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO may award a reward of up to 50 times the minimum wage to a whistleblower who has made a qualified whistleblowing report based on the whistleblower&#8217;s request for a reward if <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">a) in criminal proceedings <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. an indictment was filed, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. a petition was filed to approve the plea agreement, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. a conciliation has been approved and the prosecution has been discontinued; or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4.oznac\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. the prosecution has been conditionally discontinued, or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) a decision on the commission of an administrative offence has become final in administrative proceedings. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The authority which has issued a written notice to the whistleblower pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-4.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 <\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4(<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-6.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 6(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or written acknowledgment pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-4.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 4(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-6.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 6(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, shall notify the whistleblower of the filing of the indictment, the approval of the plea agreement, the approval of the conciliation and the discontinuance of prosecution, the conditional discontinuance of prosecution or the entry into force of the decision referred to in paragraph 1(b). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The whistleblower may make a reward request to the WPO within six months of the date of service of the notice pursuant to paragraph(2) or, if no such notice has been served, of the date on which the fact pursuant to paragraph(1) occurred. Reward requests submitted after this deadline shall not be considered. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) A reward request shall include the name, surname, date of birth and residence of the whistleblower and the reasons for the reward request; the whistleblower shall attach a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph(2) to the reward request. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) In deciding on a reward request, the WPO shall take into account, in particular, the degree of a whistleblower\u2019s merit in the clarification of the serious misconduct harmful to the society, the identification of its perpetrator, the whistleblower\u2019s lost earnings and the extent of the property saved or recovered, if quantifiable; for this purpose, the WPO shall request the opinion of the prosecutor or the administrative authority that acted in the case. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The WPO shall decide on the reward request within three months from the date of receipt of the reward request. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) There is no legal entitlement to a whistleblower reward. Judicial review of the WPO&#8217;s reward decision is precluded. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 shall not apply to a close person of the whistleblower. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-9.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) The provisions of this section shall also apply to a whistleblower in another equivalent relationship who has made a qualified whistleblowing report and has filed a reward request. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-vnuto\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Internal System for the Investigation of Whistleblowing Reports <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 10 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) An employer that employs at least 50 employees, an employer that provides financial services, transport safety services or environmental services, and an employer that is a public authority that employs at least five employees, shall designate an organisational unit or a person within their organisation to carry out the employer functions pursuant to paragraphs(5) to(8) and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;person responsible&#8220;). The person responsible must have the professional qualifications to carry out the tasks under this Act. The chief inspector is the person responsible in a municipality and a self-governing region. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) Under a contract with the employer, a person other than an employee of the employer may also receive and acknowledge the receipt of whistleblowing reports. The person referred to in the first sentence may also investigate whistleblowing reports on behalf of an employer who is not a public authority and who employs fewer than 250 employees; this shall be without prejudice to the obligation pursuant to paragraph(1). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) An employer pursuant to paragraph(1) who is a public authority shall perform the task pursuant to paragraph(9) and, via the person responsible, shall perform the tasks pursuant to paragraphs(5) to(8) and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> also in relation to a budgetary organisation and a semi-budgetary organisation being within its founding competence, in relation to a state-owned enterprise of which it is the founder, in relation to a fund which is under its administration, and in relation to a joint-stock company with a 100 % state participation in which it exercises shareholder rights, if such legal entity employs fewer than 50 employees. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall enable the person responsible to perform their tasks independently, provided that the person responsible shall be bound solely by the instructions of the employer\u2019s statutory body or the parent company\u2019s statutory body, unless the person responsible is directly the statutory body or a member of the statutory body. The person responsible may also perform roles and responsibilities other than those referred to in paragraphs(5) to(8) and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">; the employer shall ensure that none of these other roles or responsibilities give rise to a conflict of interest. An employer pursuant to paragraph 1 may not retaliate against the person responsible for the performance of their tasks; if the person responsible is an organisational unit, the employer may not retaliate against the employees who are included in that unit. The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall provide the person responsible with the necessary assistance in the performance of their tasks; in particular, the employer shall provide the person responsible with sufficient means necessary for the performance of those tasks and with access to personal data and documents. The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall also ensure that the qualifications of the person responsible are maintained on an ongoing basis. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The designation of the person responsible and the methods of making whistleblowing reports shall be published and accessible to all employees in a customary and commonly available manner, so that at least one method of making whistleblowing reports shall be accessible at all times. If a whistleblowing report can be made orally, the whistleblower may request a face-to-face meeting within a reasonable period of time. The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall disclose information on the procedures for making a whistleblowing report to the authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports, on the protection options pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 3<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-5\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 5<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-12\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 12<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and on the internal system for investigation of whistleblower reports in a concise, comprehensible, clearly worded and easily accessible form; it shall also facilitate the submission of whistleblowing reports. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) An employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall acknowledge receipt of a whistleblowing report within seven days of receipt. A referral of a case for handling pursuant to the Code of Criminal Procedure or specific statutory provisions<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><u> <\/u><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">shall also be deemed an investigation of the whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) An employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall, when receiving, investigating and registering whistleblowing reports, observe the non-disclosure obligation with regard to the identity of the whistleblower and the identity of the person concerned; the disclosure of information about the identity of the whistleblower shall be subject to their written consent. The first sentence shall be without prejudice to the obligation to disclose information on the identity of the whistleblower and information on the identity of the person concerned for the purposes of criminal proceedings or administrative offence proceedings pursuant to specific statutory provisions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) An employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall investigate the whistleblowing report and notify the whistleblower of the outcome of the investigation of the whistleblowing report and the action, if any, taken as a result of the investigation of the whistleblowing report within 90 days of acknowledgement of receipt of the whistleblowing report, or, unless the receipt of the notification has been acknowledged, within 90 days of the expiry of the period of seven days after the receipt of the whistleblowing report. If the investigation of the whistleblowing report results in referring the matter to be handled pursuant to the Code of Criminal Procedure or specific statutory provisions, the employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall inform the whistleblower in advance; this shall not apply if informing the whistleblower could frustrate the investigation of the whistleblowing report. The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall request the outcome of the investigation within the scope permitted by the specific statutory provision and notify the whistleblower of the outcome within ten days of receipt thereof. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall issue an internal policy setting out details of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) submission of whistleblowing reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) investigation of whistleblowing reports and the powers of the person responsible in the investigation of whistleblowing reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) observation of the non-disclosure obligation in respect of the identity of the whistleblower and the identity of the person concerned, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) recording of whistleblowing reports pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) notification of the whistleblower of the outcome of the investigation of the whistleblower\u2019s whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-f\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-f.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-f.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(f) processing of the personal data included in the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-g\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-g.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-g.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(g) taking measures to remedy deficiencies identified in the investigation of whistleblowing reports and communication with the whistleblower about such measures, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-h\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-h.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-9.pismeno-h.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(h) taking measures against hindering whistleblowing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-10\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-10.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(10) The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall take action against an employee who hinders the making of a whistleblowing report or the keeping records of whistleblowing reports. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-11\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-11.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-10.odsek-11.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(11) The employer pursuant to paragraph(1) shall, when carrying out an inspection pursuant to <a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-b\">\u00a7 <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-b\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>13(6(b)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c\">(<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>c)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> submit to the WPO a report on the measures taken to remedy the deficiencies identified. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-11.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 11 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The employer pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\">\u00a7 10(1)(j)<\/a> <\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">shall, for a period of three years from the date of receipt of the whistleblowing report, keep records of whistleblowing reports including details of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) the date of receipt of the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the name, surname and residence of the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is an anonymous whistleblower, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">c) the subject of the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) the outcome of the investigation of the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-1.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) the date on which the investigation of the whistleblowing report is terminated. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-11.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) Taking into account the state of the art, the cost of implementing the measures and the purpose of the internal system for the investigation of whistleblowing reports, the employer pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and prove that the internal system for the investigation of whistleblowing reports is carried out in accordance with this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-12.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 12 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-12.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Suspension of an Employment-Related Measure <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) If the whistleblower believes that an employment-related measure has been taken against them in connection with the whistleblowing report, with which the whistleblower disagrees, the whistleblower may apply to the WPO, within 15 days of the date on which the whistleblower became aware of the employment-related measure, to suspend such employment-related measure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO shall suspend the employment-related measure pursuant to paragraph(1) without delay if the time limit pursuant to paragraph(1) has been complied with and the employer fails to prove within a reasonable period specified by the WPO that the employment-related measure is not causally related to the whistleblowing report. The WPO shall issue an acknowledgment of suspension of the employment-related measure and deliver it to the employer and the whistleblower. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The acknowledgment referred to in paragraph(2) shall state the name, surname, date of birth and residence of the whistleblower, the name of the employer and the employment-related measure subject to suspension. Unless the WPO complies with the request referred to in paragraph(1), it shall notify the whistleblower in writing of the reasons for not suspending the employment-related measure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) Suspension of the employment-related measure shall commence on the date of receipt of the acknowledgment referred to in paragraph(2) by the whistleblower. The suspension shall delay the enforceability of the decision which is an employment-related measure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) Upon receipt of the acknowledgment referred to in paragraph 2, the WPO shall inform the whistleblower in writing of the option to apply to the court for a preliminary injunction and of the related consequences referred to in paragraph(6). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The suspension of the employment-related measure shall end on the expiry of 30 days from the receipt of the acknowledgment referred to in paragraph(2) by the whistleblower. The delivery of the petition for a preliminary injunction to the court during this period shall extend the duration of suspension of the employment-related measure until the court decision on the petition becomes enforceable. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-12.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) The provisions of paragraphs(1) to(6) shall apply <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>mutatis mutandis<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> also to the persons referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(4).<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-urad.\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-urad\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The WPO <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-13.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 13 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO is established as an independent government agency with nationwide remit to protect the rights and legitimate interests of whistleblowers in whistleblowing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO is a budgetary organisation. The draft budget is submitted as part of the General Treasury Administration chapter. Only the National Council of the Slovak Republic(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;National Council&#8220;) may reduce the approved budget of the WPO during the calendar year. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The seat of the WPO is Bratislava. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The WPO may, to execute its tasks, establish and abolish branch offices outside its seat and determine their territorial remit. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) Details of the WPO organisation shall be regulated by the WPO\u2019s organisational policy, which shall be issued by the WPO President. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The WPO shall <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) decide on protection matters pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-12\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 12<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) inspect the application of this Act; the basic rules of inspection pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-8\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall apply to the exercise of inspection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) inspect <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-1.ozna\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. compliance with the provisions governing the granting of protection and the exercise of protection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-2.ozna\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. the manner in which the employer or the person concerned behaved towards the whistleblower at the time after the whistleblowing report was made; and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-3.ozna\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-c.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. compliance with the provisions governing the internal system for the investigation of whistleblower reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) notify the competent authorities of the suspected retaliation against the whistleblower in connection with the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) raise public and employer awareness of whistleblowing and the granting of whistleblower protection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-f\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-f.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-f.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(f) advise employers on the drafting of the internal policy referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(9)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and its compliance mechanism, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-g\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-g.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-g.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(g) provide whistleblowing advice and consultation, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-h\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-h.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-h.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(h) issue expert opinions and methodological guidance on whistleblower protection matters, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-i\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-i.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-i.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(i) provide practical professional preparation and training of persons responsible, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-j\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-j.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-j.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(j) cooperate with state authorities in the development of legislation and submit suggestions to central government agencies for amendments to the legislation based on its own findings and knowledge, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-k\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-k.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-k.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(k) cooperate with the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights and NGOs in matters of whistleblower protection, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-l\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-l.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-l.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(l) cooperate with equivalent institutions and organisations in the European Union and other countries, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-m\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-m.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-m.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(m) perform other tasks, if so provided by this Act or in specific statutory provisions. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) The WPO regularly evaluates and publishes on its website information relating to whistleblowing and the granting of protection under this Act, publishes documents referred to in paragraph(6)(h), expert articles, legal and other documents and information on whistleblowing and the granting of protection under this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) In performing its tasks, the WPO may <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) request the production of the necessary documentation, records and any other documents and get familiar with their contents, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) request explanations and examine the manner and effectiveness of the handling of a whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) draw the attention of the heads of public authorities to insufficient or incorrect handling of a whistleblowing report and to request remedies, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) warn the employer that the intended employment-related measure may violate the provisions of this Act, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-8.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) recommend measures to the employer to ensure compliance with this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) If the exercise of the powers referred to in paragraph(8) is provided for in a specific statutory provision, the WPO may exercise such powers only in accordance with such specific statutory provision. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-10\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-10.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(10) In administrative offence proceedings, in which protection has been granted pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-6.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 6(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, the WPO has the status of a party to the proceedings. The WPO shall also have the status of a party to the proceedings in administrative offence proceedings, in which a qualified whistleblowing report has been made, if it so requests. The WPO may participate in any act of the administrative offence proceedings, in which the whistleblower has the right or obligation to participate. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-11\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-11.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-11.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(11) The WPO is entitled to participate in proceedings under the general provisions governing judicial proceedings where the whistleblower is one of the parties to the dispute. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-12\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-12.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-12.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(12) A public authority shall provide the necessary assistance to the WPO in the performance of its tasks. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-13\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-13.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-13.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(13) The WPO shall submit a report on its activities and on the state of whistleblower protection for the previous year to the National Council by the end of March each year; the WPO shall publish the report on its website. This report includes, without limitation, the findings from the WPO&#8217;s activities and proposals and recommendations to remedy the deficiencies identified. If the WPO President finds any facts indicating that a threat to or a violation of the whistleblower rights is serious or involves a larger number of whistleblowers, the WPO President may submit an extraordinary report to the National Council, which may include a proposal that it be discussed at the next National Council session. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(14) The WPO shall annually submit a report for the preceding calendar year to the European Commission; the report shall also be published on the WPO&#8217;s website. The report shall include information on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) the number of whistleblowing reports received by the authorities competent to receive whistleblowing reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the number of criminal proceedings and administrative offence proceedings initiated as a result of whistleblowing reports pursuant to(a) and their outcome, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-14.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) the estimated damage incurred, if any, and amounts recovered as a result of investigations, criminal proceedings or administrative offence proceedings relating to the whistleblowing reports made. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-15\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-15.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-15.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(15) A whistleblowing report addressed to the WPO shall be referred by the WPO to a competent authority without delay. If the whistleblower requests that their identity be kept confidential, the WPO shall refer the whistleblowing report without disclosing the whistleblower\u2019s identity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-16\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-16.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-16.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(16) Where, in relation to a person referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4\">\u00a7 1(4)<\/a>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> measures are taken in connection with the exercise of public authority that may be presumed to be retaliation, the WPO may request the public authority which took those measures to give an opinion on the justification and reasonableness of such measures within a specified period of time. The public authority shall examine the justification and reasonableness of the measures, take remedial action if necessary, and notify the WPO of the outcome of the examination and the measures taken. If the public authority fails to comply with the obligations referred to in the second sentence, the WPO shall submit information on this fact to a superior authority; if the public authority does not have a superior authority, the WPO shall submit such information to the session of the Government of the Slovak Republic(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;Government&#8220;). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-17\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-17.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-13.odsek-17.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(17) The WPO shall observe the non-disclosure obligation with regard to the whistleblower\u2019s identity in the performance of its tasks; this shall not apply if the whistleblower gives their written consent to the disclosure of information about their identity or if the whistleblowing report is referred to a competent authority. Likewise, the WPO shall observe the non-disclosure obligation with regard to the identity of the person concerned until the investigation of the whistleblowing report by a competent authority has been completed; this shall not apply where the whistleblowing report is referred to a competent authority. The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the disclosure of information on criminal proceedings shall apply <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>mutatis mutandis<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to the disclosure of information to the public. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-14.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 14 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-14.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The WPO President <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO shall be headed by a President who shall be responsible for the activities of the WPO. The WPO President shall be elected and removed from office by the National Council from among candidates proposed by the Government pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-15.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 15(<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-1.text\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The term of office of the WPO President shall be seven years. The same person may be elected as the WPO President only once. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-2.text\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Only a person may be elected the WPO President who <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) is a citizen of the Slovak Republic, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) has full legal capacity, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) has a clean criminal record, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) has achieved a graduate level of university education, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) is not a member of any political party or political movement, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-f\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-f.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-f.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(f) has not held the office of the President of the Slovak Republic(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;President&#8220;), Member of the National Council, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Government, Chairman, Head, Director or Deputy Chairman of another central government authority or a government authority with national remit, State Secretary, ombudsman, Secretary General of the Civil Service Office, Chairman of a self-governing region, or Mayor of a town \/ city or a municipality in the last five years prior to the election; and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-g\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-g.oznacenie\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(g) by their record of personal, public and professional conduct, gives an assurance that they will perform their role properly, honestly and responsibly. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-3.pismeno-g.text\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) For the purposes of this Act, a person shall not be deemed to have a clean criminal record if they have been finally convicted of a deliberate criminal offence and, in the case of a particularly serious criminal offence, a criminal offence of abuse of authority of a public official, a criminal offence of accepting a bribe, a criminal offence of bribery and a criminal offence of indirect corruption, also if the conviction for such an offence has been expunged or who is regarded as if they had not been convicted of such a criminal offence. The clean criminal record is proven by an excerpt from the criminal record. To prove their clean criminal record, a natural person shall provide the Commission(<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-16\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 16<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">) with the data necessary to request an excerpt from the criminal record.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> The data pursuant to the third sentence shall be sent by the Commission without delay in electronic form via electronic communication to the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic to have the excerpt from the criminal record issued. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The office of the WPO President is incompatible with the exercise of the office pursuant to paragraph 3(f), with the exercise of office of a judge, prosecutor, member of the Bank Council of the National Bank of Slovakia, statutory body, membership in a governing body, supervisory body or controlling body of a legal person, except for the general meeting and the members\u2019 meeting, or with membership in a political party or political movement. The WPO President may not speak on behalf of, or act in favour of, a political party or political movement. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The exercise of office of the WPO President shall terminate on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) the expiry of the term of office, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) resignation, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) removal from office, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-6.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) death or declaration of death. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) The WPO President shall be removed from office by the National Council on the proposal of the Government if the WPO President <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) no more has a clean criminal record, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) has come to have restricted legal capacity, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) has ceased to comply with the condition of incompatibility pursuant to paragraph(5); or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-7.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) has not been exercising their office for at least six consecutive months. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) The National Council may suspend the WPO President if a criminal prosecution has been initiated against the WPO President in connection with the exercise of their office. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) The WPO President shall receive a monthly salary equal to the salary of a Member of the National Council, beginning on the first day of the month in which the WPO President was elected. The WPO President shall receive a monthly lump-sum allowance to cover necessary expenses for services and other personal expenses related to the exercise of the WPO President\u2019s office, equal to 50 % of the WPO President\u2019s salary. The entitlement to the lump-sum allowance shall commence on the date on which the exercise of office commences and shall cease on the date on which the exercise of office is terminated. The lump-sum allowance shall be set at a fixed amount rounded up to the nearest euro. The salary and the lump-sum allowance of the WPO President shall be determined by the Government. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-10\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-14.odsek-10.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(10) The WPO President shall not be subject to the provisions governing remuneration pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-10\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> except for the provisions governing remuneration pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-11\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>,<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> which shall apply <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>mutatis mutandis<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> to the salary of the WPO President. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-15.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 15 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-15.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The Public Hearing <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The Government may propose candidates for the WPO President to the National Council only after a public hearing and after they have been evaluated by the Commission. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The Commission shall publish a call to applicants for candidature for the office of the WPO President within 15 days of its appointment via broadcasts of the Radio and Television of Slovakia, on the website of the Government Office of the Slovak Republic(hereinafter referred to as the &#8222;Government Office&#8220;) and in at least one daily national periodical press. The call may not be published for less than 30 days. In the call, the Commission shall specify which documents proving compliance with the conditions referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-14.odsek-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 14(3)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> for the WPO President shall be submitted, and the structure of the CV to be attached by the candidate; the CV must be accompanied by at least two written references from the candidate&#8217;s colleagues or public figures and a statement of reasons for candidacy. The CV, references and the statement of reasons for candidacy shall be published by the Commission on the website of the Government Office within five business days of the closing date of the call for candidates for the office of the WPO President. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The public hearing shall be held within 30 days of the close of the call for candidates for the office of the WPO President. The Commission shall invite to the public hearing any candidate who meets the conditions pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-14.odsek-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 14(3)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> for the WPO President and has submitted their CV and all annexes by the specified deadline; a candidate who does not meet the statutory conditions or who has not submitted their CV and all annexes by the specified deadline shall not be invited to the public hearing by the Commission and shall be notified thereof. The Commission shall invite a candidate to a public hearing at least seven days before the hearing, indicating the date, place and time of the public hearing; within this period, it shall also publish on the website of the Government Office the date, place and time of the public hearing and the subject areas of questions to be asked of the candidates at the public hearing. The public hearing shall be conducted in such a way that the members of the Government, Members of the National Council and attending members of the public shall also have the opportunity to ask questions of the applicants for candidature, which may be questions relating only to the WPO\u2019s remit, questions aimed at verifying the qualifications for the exercise of office of the WPO President or questions aimed at verifying their management skills. The public hearing shall be broadcast live on the website of the Government Office and the full record of the public hearing shall be published on the website of the Government Office no later than the next business day. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-15.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The Commission shall evaluate the applicants for candidature within 15 days of the public hearing and shall propose to the Government two candidates who were most successful in the evaluation. The material submitted to the Government for approval shall include the minutes of the public hearing, which shall include at least the method of evaluation, the evaluation of all applicants and their final ranking according to the evaluation; the material submitted by the Commission shall be published by the Government Office on its website. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-16.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 16 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-16.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The Commission <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The Commission shall have five members. The President, the Government, the ombudsman, the Civil Service Council and the Advisory Body to the Government on Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Development shall each appoint one member of the Commission. Only those who, by their record in personal, public and professional life, give assurance that they will perform their duties properly, honestly, responsibly and impartially may be appointed as a member of the Commission. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The President, the ombudsman, the Civil Service Council and the Advisory Body to the Government on Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Development are required to notify the Government of the member of the Commission appointed by them not later than six months before the expiry of the term of office of the WPO President; the submission shall include a structured CV of the member of the Commission. If the person authorised to appoint a member of the Commission fails to notify the Government of the appointed member of the Commission even within ten days of the expiry of the deadline referred to in the preceding sentence, the Government shall appoint the missing member of the Commission without delay. The list of members of the Commission, together with their CVs, shall be published by the Government Office on its website no later than the next business day after the member of the Commission is submitted to the Government. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Where the exercise of office of the WPO President is terminated otherwise than on the expiry of the term of office, the persons authorised to appoint a member of the Commission pursuant to paragraph(1) shall appoint and notify the Government of the members of the Commission within 30 days of the termination of office of the WPO President; paragraph(2) shall apply <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>mutatis mutandis<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) A member of the Commission shall take office by appointment; a member of the Commission shall cease to hold office on the election of the WPO President by the National Council. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The activities of the Commission shall be directed by its Chairperson, who shall be elected by the members of the Commission from among themselves. In the absence of the Chairperson of the Commission, a member of the Commission authorised in writing by the Chairperson shall act as a deputy of the Chairperson. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The office of a member of the Commission shall be an honorary office. A member of the Commission shall be entitled to reimbursement of proven travel expenses<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-12\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> related to the exercise of their role, which shall be provided by the Government Office. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) Tasks related to the professional, organizational, personnel, administrative and technical support of the Commission&#8217;s activities shall be performed by the Government Office. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) An absolute majority vote of all members of the Commission is required for a decision of the Commission to be valid. The details of the Commission&#8217;s procedure before the selection procedure, the Commission&#8217;s deliberations, the method of evaluation of the applicants, the Commission&#8217;s decision-making, and participation in its meetings shall be regulated by the Rules of Procedure approved by the Commission; the Commission shall publish the Rules of Procedure on the website of the Government Office no later than the next business day after their approval. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-16.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) Unless the Government approves the candidates submitted by the Commission within 30 days of the submission of the proposal referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-15.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 15(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, the Commission shall issue a new call for candidates to run for the office of the WPO President. The Commission shall also issue a new call, unless the National Council elects the WPO President. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-17.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 17 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-17.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The WPO Vice-President <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO Vice-President shall act as a deputy of the WPO President and shall be appointed and removed from office by the WPO President. The WPO Vice-President shall act as a deputy of the WPO President within the scope of the WPO President\u2019s rights and duties in the WPO President\u2019s absence and when the office of the WPO President is vacant. The WPO President may also authorise the WPO Vice-President to act as a deputy of the WPO President in other cases within the scope of the WPO President\u2019s rights and duties. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO Vice-President shall be governed by the provisions of <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-14.odsek-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 14(3)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-14.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> first and second sentences,(<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-14.odsek-5\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>5) and(6)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-17.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) To prove their clean criminal record, a natural person shall provide the WPO with the data necessary to request an excerpt from the criminal record. The data referred to in the first sentence shall be sent by the WPO without delay in electronic form via electronic communication to the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic for the issue of an excerpt from the criminal record. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-sprav\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Administrative Offences <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-18.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 18 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) A misdemeanour is committed by a person who <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) threatens to retaliate, attempts to retaliate, or retaliates against a whistleblower in connection with making or publishing a whistleblowing report,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) breaches the non-disclosure obligation with regard to the identity of the whistleblower or the identity of the person concerned; or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-1.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) attempts to hinder or hinders the making or publishing of a whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO may impose a fine of up to \u20ac6,000 for a misdemeanour pursuant to paragraph(1). The WPO may impose a fine of up to \u20ac12,000 on a person who commits a misdemeanour pursuant to paragraph 1(a),(b) or(c) repeatedly within two years of the date of the final decision on the commission of the misdemeanour. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Fines are revenue of the state budget. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-18.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The general regulation on misdemeanours shall apply to misdemeanours and their hearing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-13\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">13<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-19.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 19 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO may impose a fine of up to \u20ac30,000 on an employer referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) has not taken measures to remedy the deficiencies identified during an inspection of the performance of obligations pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(9)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-10\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>10<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, or <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-1.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) has failed to submit to the WPO a written report on the measures taken to remedy the deficiencies identified<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-8\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> in performing the obligations pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-8\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(8) to(10)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> or <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and their causes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The WPO may impose a fine of up to \u20ac50,000 on an employer who is not a public authority and who employs at least 50 employees and less than 250 employees or on an employer who is a public authority and who employs at least five employees and less than 250 employees who has breached any of the obligations pursuant to <a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\">\u00a7 <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>10(1) to(8).<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The WPO may impose a fine of up to \u20ac100,000 on an employer who takes an employment-related measure against a person referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> without the WPO\u2019s consent, if consent is required, threatens or attempts to retaliate against the person referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, or on an employer referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> that employs at least 250 employees and that has breached any of the obligations referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(1) to(8).<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The WPO may, in the case of repeated breaches of the obligations referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> a <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> within two years from the date on which the decision has become final, increase the fine up to twice the original amount. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) When imposing a fine, the WPO shall take into account the gravity, manner, duration and consequences of the misconduct and shall also take into account the repeated breach of the obligation and the fact that several obligations have been breached by the act or omission. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) A fine may be imposed within one year from the date on which the WPO became aware of the breach of the obligation, but not later than within three years from the date on which the obligation was breached. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-19.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) Fines are revenue of the state budget. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-1.skupinaParagrafov-spolo\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Common Provisions <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-20.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-20\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 20 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) A whistleblower who has made a qualified whistleblowing report and a person in respect of whom an employment-related measure has been suspended shall be entitled to legal aid pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-14\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-20.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) In cases worth special consideration, the WPO may pay the attorney costs or the costs of any other legal representative on behalf of a whistleblower if the whistleblower needed one in connection with the whistleblowing report. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-21.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 21 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO may request assistance of the Labour Inspectorate in ascertaining any facts relevant to the granting of protection pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-12\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 12<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. A labour inspector shall have the powers pursuant to a specific statutory provision when providing assistance<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-15\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, as in the performance of a labour inspection. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) Every person shall have the same duties in providing assistance pursuant to paragraph(1) as in performing a labour inspection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-16\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) The Labour Inspectorate may impose a regulatory fine of up to \u20ac500, even repeatedly, on a natural person and a person authorised to execute legal acts on behalf of a legal person, if such persons have failed to comply with the obligations pursuant to paragraph(2) within the specified deadline, if they failed to comply with the obligation even within the additional deadline. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The Labour Inspectorate may impose the regulatory fine within one year from the date of non-compliance with an obligation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) Regulatory fines are revenue of the state budget. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-21.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The National Labour Inspectorate and the Labour Inspectorate shall process personal data for the purposes referred to in paragraphs(1) to(3) to the extent provided for by a specific statutory provision<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-17\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> without the consent of the data subjects. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-22.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 22 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The WPO may process personal data to the extent necessary for the performance of its tasks. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) If a public authority establishes a whistleblowing hotline, it shall record calls to such hotline; the public authority shall inform the whistleblower in advance that the call will be recorded. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) A public authority shall keep records of the audio recordings of calls referred to in paragraph(2) and retain them for three years of their recording on an electronic non-rewritable medium. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) The authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports shall acknowledge receipt of the whistleblowing report to the whistleblower without delay, no later than within seven days of receipt of the whistleblowing report; this shall not apply if the whistleblower waives the acknowledgement of receipt of the whistleblowing report. The authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports shall not acknowledge receipt of the whistleblowing report if it reasonably believes that acknowledging receipt of the whistleblowing report may compromise the protection of the whistleblower\u2019s identity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) The authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports shall, in a concise and comprehensible form in a section accessible from the homepage of its website, indicate <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">a) the electronic address, postal address and telephone number for making a whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the procedure for receiving and investigating the whistleblowing report and the action to be taken by the authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports in response to the whistleblowing report, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) remedies and procedures to protect against employment-related measures without the WPO\u2019s consent, if consent is required, or other retaliation against the whistleblower, information on whom to contact, how to proceed in a particular situation, the contact details of the WPO for the purpose of providing advice pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-g\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 13(6)(g)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-d\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-d.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-d.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(d) a legal notice of the conditions under which the whistleblower is subject to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> a <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-2.odsek-1.pismeno-a.bod-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 2(a) fourth point<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-e\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-e.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-e.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(e) conditions for granting protection under this Act, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-f\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-f.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-5.pismeno-f.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(f) information on the processing of personal data pursuant to a specific statutory provision.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-17a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">17a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) The authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports shall, within its subject-matter competence, record annual statistical data for the preceding calendar year on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-a\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-a.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(a) the number of whistleblowing reports received by the authority competent to receive whistleblowing reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-b\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-b.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(b) the number of criminal proceedings and administrative offence proceedings initiated as a result of the whistleblowing reports pursuant to(a) and their outcome, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-c\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-c.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-22.odsek-6.pismeno-c.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(c) the estimated damage incurred, if any, and amounts recovered as a result of investigations, criminal proceedings or administrative offence proceedings relating to the whistleblowing reports made. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-23.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-23\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 23 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The Slovak Intelligence Service, the Military Intelligence Service and the National Security Authority and their members shall be subject only to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 2<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> a <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-11\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. The performance of the obligations pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(8)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> by the Slovak Intelligence Service and the Military Intelligence Service must not compromise the interest of the intelligence service. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-23.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) Supervision over compliance with this Act in relation to the Slovak Intelligence Service, the Military Intelligence Service and the National Security Authority shall be exercised by the National Council pursuant to a specific statutory provision.<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#poznamky.poznamka-18\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-24.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-24\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 24 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) Proceedings under this Act shall not be governed by the Rules of Administrative Procedure except for proceedings for the granting of the WPO\u2019s consent pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-7\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 7<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, the administrative offence proceedings pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-19\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 19<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and proceedings for the imposition of a regulatory fine pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-21\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 21<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-24.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The service of a prosecutor&#8217;s notice to an employer pursuant to <a href=\"#paragraf-4.odsek-1\">\u00a7 <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-4.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>4(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, an administrative authority&#8217;s notice to an employer pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-6.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 6(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, a notice from a prosecutor or an administrative authority to an employer pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-8.odsek-5\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 8(5)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and confirmation of the suspension of an employment-related measure pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-12.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 12(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall be governed by <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1967\/71\/#paragraf-24\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7\u00a7 24 to 25a<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of the Rules of Administrative Procedure. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 25 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Transitional Provisions <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) Protection under this Act shall also be granted to a natural person who made a whistleblowing report before this Act entered into force and made a whistleblower protection request under this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) The protection granted under Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2014\/307\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>307\/2014<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Certain Whistleblowing Measures and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 125\/2016 Coll., shall continue provided that the protection under this Act shall be provided by the Labour Inspectorate until the end of the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Proceedings commenced and not finally concluded by 28 February 2019 shall be governed by Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2014\/307\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>307\/2014<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Certain Whistleblowing Measures and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 125\/2016 Coll. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-4\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(4) A person referred to in <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-16.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 16(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall notify the Government of the appointed member of the Commission within 15 days of the entry into force of this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-5\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(5) From the entry into force of this Act until the end of the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council, the Labour Inspectorate shall perform the tasks pursuant to <a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-a\">\u00a7 <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>13(6)(a) to(d)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-6.pismeno-f\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>(f) and(g)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-6\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(6) From the entry into force of this Act until the end of the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council, the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic shall decide on the provision of the reward pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-9\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 9<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-7\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(7) The request for consent which has not been handled, made before the end of the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council, shall be handled from the first day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council pursuant to this Act. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-8\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(8) From the election of the WPO President by the National Council to the end of the calendar month in which six months have passed since the election of the WPO President by the National Council, the Government Office shall assist the WPO President in the performance of their tasks related to the administrative, organisational, technical and material support of the WPO\u2019s activities. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-9\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25.odsek-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(9) An employer pursuant to <a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\">\u00a7 <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-10.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>10(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> shall harmonise the internal system of handling of submissions pursuant to Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2014\/307\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>307\/2014<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Certain Whistleblowing Measures and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 125\/2016, with this Act by 30 September 2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 25a <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25a.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Transitional Provisions Governing the Arrangements Effective Since 1 July 2023 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(1) The first report pursuant to <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#paragraf-13.odsek-14\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 13(14)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> in the wording effective since 1 July 2023 for the period from the establishment of the WPO until 31 December 2022 shall be submitted by the WPO to the European Commission by 31 July 2023. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(2) Where the term &#8222;Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers&#8220; is used in generally binding legislation, it shall be understood to mean the \u201cWhistleblower Protection Office&#8220;. The Whistleblower Protection Office is also considered to be the same entity as the Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-3\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25a.odsek-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(3) Proceedings on misdemeanours and administrative offences initiated by the WPO before the date of entry into force of this Act shall be governed by the existing legislation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25b.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25b\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 25b <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-25b.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Transposition Provision <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-25b.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25b.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-25b.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">This Act transposes the legally binding acts of the European Union referred to in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"#prilohy.priloha-priloha_k_zakonu_c_54_2019_z_z\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>annex<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-26.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-26\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>\u00a7 26 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-26.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Revocation Provision <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-26.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-26.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-26.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2014\/307\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>307\/2014<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Certain Whistleblowing Measures and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Art. CLXVIII of Act No 125\/2016 Coll., shall be revoked. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. II <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/301\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>301\/2005<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by Act No 650\/2005 Coll., Act No 692\/2006 Coll., Act No 342\/2007 Coll., Act No 643\/2007 Coll., Act No 61\/2008 Coll., Act No 491\/2008 Coll., Act No 498\/2008 Coll., Act No 5\/2009 Coll., Act No 59\/2009 Coll., Act No 70\/2009 Coll., Act No 97\/2009 Coll., judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic No 290\/2009 Coll., Act No 291\/2009 Coll., Act No 305\/2009 Coll., Act No 576\/2009 Coll., Act No 93\/2010 Coll., Act No 224\/2010 Coll., Act No 346\/2010 Coll., Act No 547\/2010 Coll., Act No 220\/2011 Coll., Act No 262\/2011 Coll., Act No 331\/2011 Coll., Act No 236\/2012 Coll., Act No 334\/2012 Coll., Act No 345\/2012 Coll., Act No 204\/2013 Coll., Act No 305\/2013 Coll., Act No 1\/2014 Coll., Act No 195\/2014 Coll., Act No 307\/2014 Coll., Act No 353\/2014 Coll., Act No 78\/2015 Coll., judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic No 139\/2015 Coll., Act No 174\/2015 Coll., Act No 397\/2015 Coll., Act No 398\/2015 Coll., Act No 401\/2015 Coll., Act No 440\/2015 Coll., Act No 444\/2015 Coll., Act No 91\/2016 Coll., Act No 125\/2016 Coll., Act No 316\/2016 Coll., Act No 152\/2017 Coll., Act No 236\/2017 Coll., Act No 274\/2017 Coll., Act No 161\/2018 Coll., Act No 314\/2018 Coll., Act No 321\/2018 Coll., Act No 3\/2019 Coll. and Act No 6\/2019 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. In Part One, Title Two, a ninth part shall be inserted after the eighth part, which, including the heading, shall read as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.text2.citat.diel-\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;The ninth part <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><b>The Whistleblower <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-54a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-54a\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><b>\u00a7 54a <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(1) The whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim, shall, in addition to other rights provided for by this Act, have the right to make motions for the taking of evidence or for the supplementation thereof and to submit evidence. The provision of \u00a7 46(5) and(7) shall apply equally. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-2\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-54a.odsek-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(2) The Whistleblower Protection Office shall have the same rights and obligations as a whistleblower if the whistleblower is protected in an employment relationship pursuant to a specific statutory provision.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 69(1), a comma and the words &#8222;the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim\u201d shall be inserted after the word \u201cthe victim&#8220;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. In \u00a7 206(5), the following sentence shall be added at the end: &#8222;The police officer shall promptly notify the whistleblower and the victim of the order extending the charges&#8220;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. In \u00a7 214(4), the words \u201cthe accused and the victim\u201d shall be replaced by \u201cthe accused, the victim and the whistleblower\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5. In \u00a7 215, paragraphs(5) and(6) shall read as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(5) The order of discontinuance of prosecution shall be served on the accused, the victim and the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim; the order of the police officer shall also be served on the prosecutor not later than within 48 hours. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.text2.citat.odsek\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(6) The accused, the victim and the whistleblower may lodge a complaint with a suspensive effect against the order of discontinuance of prosecution besides the grounds pursuant to paragraph(1)(g) and the accused also pursuant to paragraph(3)\u201d. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-5.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-6\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">6. In \u00a7 216(5), the first sentence shall read: &#8222;The order of conditional discontinuance of prosecution shall be served on the accused, the victim and the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim; the accused, the victim and the whistleblower may lodge a complaint against the order, which shall have suspensive effect.&#8220;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">7. In \u00a7 218, paragraph 3 shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.text2.citat.odsek\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">&#8222;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(3) The order of conditional discontinuance of prosecution shall be served on the accused, the victim and the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim; the accused, the victim and the whistleblower may lodge a complaint against the order, which shall have suspensive effect.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-7.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-8\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">8. In \u00a7 228(6), the first sentence shall read: &#8222;The order pursuant to paragraphs(1) to(5) shall be served on the accused, the victim and the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim; the accused, the victim and the whistleblower may lodge a complaint against the order.&#8220;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-9\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-2.bod-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">9. In \u00a7 230(3), the words \u201cthe accused and the victim\u201d shall be replaced by the words \u201cthe accused, the victim and the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower is also a victim\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. III <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/153\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>153\/2001<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on the Prosecution Service as amended by Act No 458\/2003 Coll., Act No 36\/2005 Coll., Act No 59\/2009 Coll., judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic No 290\/2009 Coll., Act No 291\/2009 Coll., Act No 102\/2010 Coll., Act No 403\/2010 Coll., Act No 192\/2011 Coll., Act No 220\/2011 Coll., Act No 436\/2013 Coll., judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic No 217\/2014 Coll., Act No 401\/2015 Coll., Act No 125\/2016 Coll., Act No 18\/2018 Coll., Act No 314\/2018 Coll. and Act No 6\/2019 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a7 49 shall be followed by \u00a7 49a, which shall read as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-49a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-49a\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><b>&#8222;\u00a7 49a <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-49a.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-49a.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-49a.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>The request pursuant to a specific statutory provision<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>30b<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) shall be handled by a prosecutor who is competent to conduct the criminal proceedings.&#8216;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 30b shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.text2.citat.pozna\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>30b<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) \u00a7 3(1) of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-3.bod~1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. IV <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/483\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>483\/2001<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Banks and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 430\/2002 Coll., Act No 510\/2002 Coll., Act No 165\/2003 Coll., Act No 603\/2003 Coll., Act No 215\/2004 Coll., Act No 554\/2004 Coll., Act No 747\/2004 Coll., Act No 69\/2005 Coll., Act No 340\/2005 Coll., Act No 341\/2005 Coll., Act No 214\/2006 Coll., Act No 644\/2006 Coll., Act No 209\/2007 Coll., Act No 659\/2007 Coll., Act No 297\/2008 Coll., Act No 552\/2008 Coll., Act No 66\/2009 Coll., Act No 186\/2009 Coll., Act No 276\/2009 Coll., Act No 492\/2009 Coll., Act No 129\/2010 Coll., Act No 46\/2011 Coll., Act No 130\/2011 Coll., Act No 314\/2011 Coll., Act No 394\/2011 Coll., Act No 520\/2011 Coll., Act No 547\/2011 Coll., Act No 234\/2012 Coll., Act No 352\/2012 Coll., Act No 132\/2013 Coll., Act No 352\/2013 Coll., Act No 213\/2014 Coll., Act No 371\/2014 Coll., Act No 374\/2014 Coll., Act No 35\/2015 Coll., Act No 252\/2015 Coll., Act No 359\/2015 Coll., Act No 392\/2015 Coll., Act No 405\/2015 Coll., Act No 437\/2015 Coll., Act No 90\/2016 Coll., Act No 91\/2016 Coll., Act No 125\/2016 Coll., Act No 292\/2016 Coll., Act No 298\/2016 Coll., Act No 299\/2016 Coll., Act No 315\/2016 Coll., Act No 386\/2016 Coll., Act No 2\/2017 Coll., Act No 264\/2017 Coll., Act No 279\/2017 Coll., Act No 18\/2018 Coll., Act No 69\/2018 Coll., Act No 108\/2018 Coll., Act No 109\/2018 Coll., Act No 177\/2018 Coll., Act No 345\/2018 Coll., Act No 373\/2018 Coll., Act No 6\/2019 Coll. and Act No 30\/2019 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">In \u00a7 91, paragraph 4 shall be supplemented by subparagraph(aa), which shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.text2.citat.pismeno\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(aa) to the Whistleblower Protection Office within the scope necessary for the protection of the whistleblower pursuant to a specific statutory provision,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>86dj<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) if the whistleblower is an employee of a bank or a foreign bank branch.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 86dj shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.text2.citat.pozna\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\">\u201e<\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>86dj<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) \u00a7 7 and \u00a7 12 of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts.\u201c. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-4.bod~1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. V <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2003\/595\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>595\/2003<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on the Income Tax as amended by Act No 43\/2004 Coll., Act No 177\/2004 Coll., Act No 191\/2004 Coll., Act No 391\/2004 Coll., Act No 538\/2004 Coll., Act No 539\/2004 Coll., Act No 659\/2004 Coll., Act No 68\/2005 Coll., Act No 314\/2005 Coll., Act No 534\/2005 Coll., Act No 660\/2005 Coll., Act No 688\/2006 Coll., Act No 76\/2007 Coll., Act No 209\/2007 Coll., Act No 519\/2007 Coll., Act No 530\/2007 Coll., Act No 561\/2007 Coll., Act No 621\/2007 Coll., Act No 653\/2007 Coll., Act No 168\/2008 Coll., Act No 465\/2008 Coll., Act No 514\/2008 Coll., Act No 563\/2008 Coll., Act No 567\/2008 Coll., Act No 60\/2009 Coll., Act No 184\/2009 Coll., Act No 185\/2009 Coll., Act No 504\/2009 Coll., Act No 563\/2009 Coll., Act No 374\/2010 Coll., Act No 548\/2010 Coll., Act No 129\/2011 Coll., Act No 231\/2011 Coll., Act No 250\/2011 Coll., Act No 331\/2011 Coll., Act No 362\/2011 Coll., Act No 406\/2011 Coll., Act No 547\/2011 Coll., Act No 548\/2011 Coll., Act No 69\/2012 Coll., order of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic No 188\/2012 Coll., Act No 189\/2012 Coll., Act No 252\/2012 Coll., Act No 288\/2012 Coll., Act No 395\/2012 Coll., Act No 70\/2013 Coll., Act No 135\/2013 Coll., Act No 318\/2013 Coll., Act No 463\/2013 Coll., Act No 180\/2014 Coll., Act No 183\/2014 Coll., Act No 333\/2014 Coll., Act No 364\/2014 Coll., Act No 371\/2014 Coll., Act No 25\/2015 Coll., Act No 61\/2015 Coll., Act No 62\/2015 Coll., Act No 79\/2015 Coll., Act No 140\/2015 Coll., Act No 176\/2015 Coll., Act No 253\/2015 Coll., Act No 361\/2015 Coll., Act No 375\/2015 Coll., Act No 378\/2015 Coll., Act No 389\/2015 Coll., Act No 437\/2015 Coll., Act No 440\/2015 Coll., Act No 341\/2016 Coll., Act No 264\/2017 Coll., Act No 279\/2017 Coll., Act No 344\/2017 Coll., Act No 57\/2018 Coll., Act No 63\/2018 Coll., Act No 112\/2018 Coll., Act No 209\/2018 Coll., Act No 213\/2018 Coll., Act No 317\/2018 Coll., Act No 347\/2018 Coll., Act No 368\/2018 Coll., Act No 385\/2018 Coll., Act No 4\/2019 Coll. and Act No 10\/2019 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. In \u00a7 5(7)(n), the words \u201cof the average monthly earnings(functional salary) of the employee\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">24f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">)&#8216; shall be replaced by the words \u201c\u20ac500 per employer\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 9(2) subparagraph(aa) shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.text2.citat.pisme\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(aa) the reward granted by the Whistleblower Protection Office pursuant to a specific statutory provision,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>59ja<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>)&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 59ja shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.text2.blokTex\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.text2.citat.p\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>59ja<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) \u00a7 9 of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-2.bod.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. \u00a7 52zw shall be followed by \u00a7 52zx, which, including the heading, shall read as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-52zx.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-52zx\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><b>&#8222;\u00a7 52zx <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"center\"><a name=\"paragraf-52zx.nadpis\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i><b>Transitional Provision in respect of the Act in Force Since 1 March 2019 <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"paragraf-52zx.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-52zx.odsek-1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"paragraf-52zx.odsek-1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>The provision of \u00a7 5(7)(n), in the wording effective since 1 March 2019, shall apply for the first time to the amount of the payment pursuant to specific statutory provisions 24(d) paid in the month of June 2019.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-5.bod-3.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. VI <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/327\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>327\/2005<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on the Provision of Legal Aid to Persons in Material Need and on Amendments to Act No 586\/2003 Coll. on the Legal Profession and on Amendments to Act No 455\/1991 Coll. on Trade Business(Trade Licensing Act) as amended by Act No 8\/2005 Coll. as amended by Act No 451\/2008 Coll., Act No 477\/2008 Coll., Act No 495\/2009 Coll., Act No 332\/2011 Coll., Act No 335\/2012 Coll., Act No 495\/2013 Coll., Act No 307\/2014 Coll., Act No 131\/2015 Coll., Act No 125\/2016 Coll., Act No 377\/2016 Coll. and Act No 264\/2017 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. The footnote in respect of reference 1aab shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.text2.citat.pozna\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>1aab<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) \u00a7 7 and \u00a7 12 of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 3(1), subparagraph(d) shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-2.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The former subparagraph(e) shall be referenced as subparagraph(d). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. \u00a7 24f shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. In \u00a7 24g, paragraph(1) shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.text2.citat.odsek\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(1) A whistleblower shall be entitled to receive legal aid in proceedings before an administrative court on an administrative action against a decision of the Whistleblower Protection Office, if <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(a) the Whistleblower Protection Office has decided to grant consent to a legal act or to issue a decision in an employment relationship against a protected whistleblower, to which the protected whistleblower has not given their consent, <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(b) the whistleblower has applied for legal aid; and <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(c) the whistleblower does not have a representative for the proceedings, in which the whistleblower has applied for legal aid under this Act.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-4.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5. in \u00a7 24g, the following paragraph(4) is added: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.text2.citat.odsek\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(4) The provisions of paragraphs(1) to(3) shall also apply to a close person of the whistleblower, to the person responsible and to the employees who participate in the performance of the tasks of the person responsible.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-5.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-6\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-6.bod-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">6. In \u00a7 26(f), the words &#8222;\u00a7 24f(2) and \u201c shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. VII <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>125\/2006<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Labour Inspection and on Amendments to Act No 85\/2005 Coll. on Illegal Work and Illegal Employment and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 309\/2007 Coll., Act No 462\/2007 Coll., Act No 555\/2007 Coll., Act No 400\/2009 Coll., Act No 52\/2010 Coll., Act No 67\/2010 Coll., Act No 182\/2011 Coll., Act No 223\/2011 Coll., Act No 254\/2011 Coll., Act No 257\/2011 Coll., Act No 469\/2011 Coll., Act No 512\/2011 Coll., Act No 361\/2012 Coll., Act No 154\/2013 Coll., Act No 308\/2013 Coll., Act No 307\/2014 Coll., Act No 128\/2015 Coll., Act No 351\/2015 Coll., Act No 440\/2015 Coll. and Act No 82\/2017 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. In \u00a7 2(1)(a), the seventh point shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The previous eighth point shall be referred to as the seventh point. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod~1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod~1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-1.bod~1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 3c shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 6(1), subparagraph(v) shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The previous subparagraph(w) shall be referenced as subparagraph(v). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod~1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod~1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-2.bod~1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 15aaa shall be omitted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-3\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-3.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3. In the footnote in respect of reference 17a, the quotation \u201c\u00a7 14 and \u00a7 15 of Act No 307\/2014 Coll.&#8220; shall be replaced by the quotation &#8222;\u00a7 21(3) of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts.\u201c. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-4\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4. In the footnote in respect of reference 18ad, the quotation \u201c\u00a7 7 and \u00a7 13 of Act No 307\/2014 Coll.&#8220; shall be replaced by the quotation &#8222;\u00a7 21(1) of Act No 54\/2019 Coll.\u201c. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-5\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-7.bod-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5. In \u00a7 19(1)(a), the word \u201ceighth\u201d shall be replaced by the word \u201cseventh\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. VIII <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2007\/330\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>330\/2007<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on the Criminal Register and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 519\/2007 Coll., Act No 644\/2007 Coll., Act No 598\/2008 Coll., Act No 59\/2009 Coll., Act No 400\/2009 Coll., Act No 136\/2010 Coll., Act No 224\/2010 Coll., Act No 33\/2011 Coll., Act No 220\/2011 Coll., Act No 334\/2012 Coll., Act No 345\/2012 Coll., Act No 322\/2014 Coll., Act No 78\/2015 Coll., Act No 273\/2015 Coll., Act No 91\/2016 Coll., Act No 125\/2016 Coll., Act No 55\/2017 Coll., Act No 274\/2017 Coll. and Act No 177\/2018 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. In \u00a7 14(3), the following subparagraphs(f) and(g) are inserted after subparagraph(e): <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;(f) to the Government Office of the Slovak Republic for the purpose of appointment to the position of the President of the Whistleblower Protection Office pursuant to a specific statutory provision,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>26b<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.text2.citat.pisme\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>(g) to the Whistleblower Protection Office for the purpose of appointment to the position of Vice-President of the Whistleblower Protection Office pursuant to a specific statutory provision,<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>26b<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>)&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The previous subparagraphs(f) to(m) shall be referenced as subparagraphs(h) to(o). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The footnote in respect of reference 26b shall read: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1.text2.blokT\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>26b<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>) \u00a7 14 and \u00a7 17 of Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-1.bod~1.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-8.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 19(2), the words \u201c(f) to(m)\u201d shall be replaced by the words \u201c(f) to(o)\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. IX <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.odsek-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.odsek-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>55\/2017<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on the Civil Service and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 334\/2017 Coll., Act No 63\/2018 Coll., Act No 112\/2018 Coll., Act No 177\/2018 Coll., Act No 318\/2018 Coll., Act No 347\/2018 Coll. and Act No 6\/2019 Coll. shall be amended as follows: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-1\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1. In the footnote in respect of reference 4, the quotation &#8222;Act No 307\/2014 on Certain Whistleblowing Measures and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended by Act No 125\/2016 Coll.&#8220; shall be replaced by the quotation &#8222;Act No 54\/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and on Amendments to Certain Acts&#8220;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2. In \u00a7 7(2), subparagraph(b) shall be supplemented by the following ninth point: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.text2.blokTextu\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.text2\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.text2.citat.bod-9\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>&#8222;9. the President of the Whistleblower Protection Office.&#8220;. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis.clanok-9.bod-2.text2.citat\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-10\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Art. X <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.clanok-10.odsek-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-10.odsek-1.text\"><\/a><a name=\"predpis.clanok-10.odsek-1\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"predpis.text2\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"pl-PL\">Andrej Kiska m.p. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"pl-PL\">Andrej Danko m.p. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Peter Pellegrini m.p. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en-GB\"><a name=\"predpis\"><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"prilohy.priloha-priloha_k_zakonu_c_54_20\"><\/a><a name=\"prilohy\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Annex <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">to Act No 54\/2019 Coll. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">List of legally binding acts of the European Union to be transposed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">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(OJ EU L 305, 26.11.2019) as amended by Regulation(EU) 2020\/1503 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 October 2020(OJ EU L 347, 20.10.2022). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-1.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-1\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-1.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">1) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2008\/583\/#paragraf-3.pismeno-b\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 3(b)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2008\/583\/#paragraf-3.pismeno-c\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>c)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2008\/583\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>583\/2008 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Prevention of Crime and Other Misconduct Harmful to the Society and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-2.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-2\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-2.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">2) For example <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1992\/124\/#paragraf-10.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 10(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1992\/124\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>124\/1992 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Military Police, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/10\/#paragraf-11.odsek-2.pismeno-k\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 11(2)(k)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/10\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>10\/1996 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Inspection in State Administration as amended by Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2008\/164\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>164\/2008 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-3.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-3\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">3) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2004\/523\/#paragraf-21\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 21<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2004\/523\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>523\/2004 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Budgetary Rules of Public Administration and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-3.text\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2004\/583\/#paragraf-1.odsek-3\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 1(3)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2004\/583\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>583\/2004 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Budgetary Rules of Local Self-Government and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-4.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-4\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-4.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">4) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2015\/281\/#paragraf-6.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 6(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2015\/281\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>281\/2015 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Civil Service of Professional Soldiers and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-5.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-5\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-5.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">5) For example, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-55.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 55(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-55.odsek-4\">(<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-55.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-60\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 60<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-63.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 63(1)(a)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-63.odsek-1.pismeno-c\">(<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-63.odsek-1.pismeno-c\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>c)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-63.odsek-1.pismeno-d.bod-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>(d) points one to three<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-68.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 68(1)(a)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>311\/2001 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Labour Code as amended,<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1998\/73\/#paragraf-192.odsek-1.pismeno-f\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 192(1)(f)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1998\/73\/#paragraf-192.odsek-1.pismeno-g\">(<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1998\/73\/#paragraf-192.odsek-1.pismeno-g\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>g)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1998\/73\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>73\/1998 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Civil Service of members of the Police Corps, the Slovak Intelligence Service, the Prison and Justice Guard Corps of the Slovak Republic and the Railway Police as amended, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/315\/#paragraf-60.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 60(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/315\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>315\/2001 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Fire and Rescue Corps as amended, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-64.odsek-2\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 64(2)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-64.odsek-5\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>5<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-65\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 65<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-66\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 66<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-72\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 72<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-75.odsek-1.pismeno-a\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 75(1)(a)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-82\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 82<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>55\/2017 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Civil Service and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-6.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-6\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-6.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">6) For example <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2001\/311\/#paragraf-45\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 45 of the Labour Code<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1998\/73\/#paragraf-57\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 57 of Act No 73\/1998<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. z. as amended, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-52.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 52(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-78.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 78(1) and(2) of Act No 55\/2017<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-7.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-7\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-7.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">7) For example, Act of the Slovak National Council No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1990\/372\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>372\/1990 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Misdemeanours as amended, Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/10\/\">10\/1996 Coll.<\/a> as amended<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-8.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-8\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-8.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">8) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/10\/#paragraf-8\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7\u00a7 8 to 13<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/10\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>10\/1996 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-9.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-9\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-9.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">9) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2007\/330\/#paragraf-13.odsek-4\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 13(4)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2007\/330\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>330\/2007 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Criminal Register and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-10.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-10\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-10.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">10) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-124\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7\u00a7 124 to 154<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-156\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 156<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-157\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 157<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-159\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 159<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>55\/2017 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-11.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-11\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-11.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">11) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-155\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 155<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-158\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 158<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/#paragraf-160\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 160<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2017\/55\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>55\/2017 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-12.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-12\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-12.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">12) Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2002\/283\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>283\/2002<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. on Travel Allowances as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-13.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-13\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-13.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">13) Act of the Slovak National Council No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1990\/372\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>372\/1990<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Coll. as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-14\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-14.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-14.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">(14) \u00a7 24f and <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/327\/#paragraf-24g\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 24g<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/327\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>327\/2005 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Provision of Legal Aid to Persons in Material Need and on Amendments to Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2003\/586\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>586\/2003 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Legal Profession and on Amendments to Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1991\/455\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>455\/1991 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Trade Business(Trade Licensing Act) as amended as amended by Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/8\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>8\/2005 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended by Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2014\/307\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>307\/2014 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-15.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-15\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-15.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">15) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/#paragraf-12.odsek-1\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 12(1)<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>125\/2006 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Labour Inspection and on Amendments to Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2005\/82\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>82\/2005 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on Illegal work and Illegal Employment and on Amendments to Certain Acts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-16.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-16\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-16.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">16) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/#paragraf-16\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 16<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>125\/2006 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">17) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/#paragraf-17\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 17<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> of Act No <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2006\/125\/\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>125\/2006 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17a.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17a\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">17a) Art. 13 of Regulation(EU) 2016\/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95\/46\/EC(General Data Protection Regulation)(OJ EU L 119, 4.5.2016). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-17a.text\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/2018\/18\/#paragraf-60\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 60 of Act No 18\/2018 Coll.<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> on the Protection of Personal Data and on Amendments to Certain Acts as amended. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-18.oznacenie\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-18\"><\/a><a name=\"poznamky.poznamka-18.text\"><\/a> <span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">18) <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slov-lex.sk\/pravne-predpisy\/SK\/ZZ\/1996\/350\/#paragraf-60\"><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><u>\u00a7 60<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2b3889;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span 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