Recital 172 Protection of whistleblowers

Persons acting as whistleblowers on the infringements of this Regulation should be protected under the Union law. Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council(⁵⁴)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 L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17). should therefore apply to the reporting of infringements of this Regulation and the protection of persons reporting such infringements.