Reporting of infringements of internal law
On 24.09.2024, Regulation No 021.24.2024 introduced Rules of Procedure for reporting internal violations of law and follow-up at the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The document was introduced in order to adapt the activities of the ISEZ PAS to the new provisions of the Act of 14 June 2024 on the Protection of Signallers (Journal of Laws of 2024 item 928), imposing an obligation to allow whistleblowers to report infringements of the law and to protect them from retaliation.
The introduction of new rules on the protection of signallers was based on the need to implement the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of whistleblowers.
The Rules of Procedure shall lay down the principles of:
- reporting internal infringements;
- provide protection to the persons making the notification referred to in point 1 in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 24 June 2024 on the protection of signallers.
The person responsible for collecting applications, implementing and applying the Rules of Procedure for submitting internal infringements of law and follow-up at the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences, implementing the rules and procedures laid down therein, in relation to the conduct of investigations and the protection of whistleblowers is the Report Coordinator appointed by the Director of the Institute.
Reports of infringements may be made orally or in writing. The oral application may be made by telephone. A written declaration may be made in paper or electronic form.
Anonymous applications will not be considered.
Methods of receiving notifications:
- by email - sent to: violation@isez.pan.krakow.pl in encrypted file. The password to the file shall be given to the Reporting Coordinator in person or by telephone;
- by telephone, directly to the number assigned to the Reporting Coordinator: 12 422 19 01 ext. 51;
- By correspondence, sent to:
Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Kraków
with the entry: "Report of infringements";
- directly to the Reporting Coordinator (signalist then gives the mail address or e-mail address, hereinafter referred to as "the contact address").
Contact details:
Reporting coordinator
Veronica Kopecinska
@isez.pan.krakow.pl
(48 12) 422 19 01 c. 51