CHAPTER I - SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTION (Article 1-6)Article 1 - PurposeArticle 2 - Material scopeArticle 3 - Relationship with other Union acts and national provisionsArticle 4 - Personal scopeArticle 5 - DefinitionsArticle 6 - Conditions for protection of reporting persons
CHAPTER II - INTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP (Article 7-9)Article 7 - Reporting through internal reporting channelsArticle 8 - Obligation to establish internal reporting channelsArticle 9 - Procedures for internal reporting and follow-up
CHAPTER III - EXTERNAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP (Article 10-14)Article 10 - Reporting through external reporting channelsArticle 11 - Obligation to establish external reporting channels and to follow up on reportsArticle 12 - Design of external reporting channelsArticle 13 - Information regarding the receipt of reports and their follow-upArticle 14 - Review of the procedures by competent authorities
CHAPTER V - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPORTING (Article 16-18)Article 16 - Duty of confidentialityArticle 17 - Processing of personal dataArticle 18 - Record keeping of the reports
CHAPTER VI - PROTECTION MEASURES (Article 19-24)Article 19 - Prohibition of retaliationArticle 20 - Measures of supportArticle 21 - Measures for protection against retaliationArticle 22 - Measures for the protection of persons concernedArticle 23 - PenaltiesArticle 24 - No waiver of rights and remedies
CHAPTER VII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 25-29)Article 25 - More favourable treatment and non-regression clauseArticle 26 - Transposition and transitional periodArticle 27 - Reporting, evaluation and review Article 28 - Entry into forceArticle 29 - Addressees