Activities of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2018/0106(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law
Amendments (4)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Certain Union acts, in particular in the area of financial services, such as Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse49 , and Commission Implementing Directive 2015/2392, adopted on the basis of that Regulation 50 , already contain detailed rules on whistleblower protection. Such existing Union legislation, including the list of Part II of the Annex, should be complemented by the present Directive, so that these instruments are fully aligned with its minimum standards whilst maintaining any specificities they provide for, tailored to the relevant sectors. This is of particular importance to ascertain which legal entities in the area of financial services, the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing are currently obliged to establish internal reporting channels. _________________ 49 50 Commission Imple, the proper implementation of the Late Paymentings Directive (EU) 2015/2392 of 17 December 2015 on Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards reporting to competent authorities of actual or potential infringements of that Regulation (2011/7/EU, terrorist financing and cyber-crime are currently obliged to establish internal reporting channels. OJ L 332173, p. 126).
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) financial services, prevention of tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorist financing, also cyber- terrorism and cyber-crime;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
c) private legal entities of any size operating in the area of financial services or vulnerable to money laundering or, terrorist financing or cyber-crime, as regulated under the Union acts referred to in the Annex.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Natural persons shall address the permanent representations of the European Union in their municipalities, or in the closest municipalities to their municipality, in order to report on breaches of Union law. The representations of the EU shall assist these persons.