GDPR - Law no. 93/2021 of December 20

FCT has created this page in order to:

• Guaranteeing the protection of whistleblowers who report infringements in good faith, ensuring that retaliation/threats are prohibited;
• Make it possible to make internal complaints about acts detrimental to the public interest/infractions, in the areas provided for in Law 93/2021;
• Rapid and effective elimination of the risks to the public interest that the act complained of may cause or is causing.

This is the right place to make your complaint in the following situations:

• If you wish to formalize a complaint about an infraction that has been committed, is being committed or can reasonably be foreseen to be committed by a body that is part of the FCT's internal structure or within the scope of the professional activity that it carries out/provides.

Professional relationship for these purposes (namely in the capacity of):

1. Workers;
2. Service providers, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as any persons acting under their supervision and direction;
3. Natural persons belonging to the FCT's administrative or management bodies or supervisory bodies, including non-executive members;
4. Volunteers and trainees, paid or unpaid;
5. Any natural person who is a party to the complaint procedure, independently, is also considered to be an actor directly or indirectly related to the complaint:
   1. Professional activity, the nature of this activity and the sector in which it is carried out;
   2. The professional relationship, however, has been terminated.
6. If the infringement relates to one of the following areas mentioned in Article 2 of Law 93/2021.

Areas to which the complaint may relate

1. 1. Act or omission contrary to rules contained in European Union acts referred to in the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/1937:
      1. Public procurement;
      2. Financial services, products and markets and the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing;
      3. Product safety and compliance;
      4. Transport safety;
      5. Environmental protection;
      6. Radiation protection and nuclear safety;
      7. Food and feed safety, animal health and animal welfare;
      8. Public health;
      9. Consumer protection;
      10. Protection of privacy and personal data and security of the network and information systems;
   2. Act or omission contrary to and detrimental to the European Union's financial interests as referred to in Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), (fraud and any other illegal activity detrimental to the Union's financial interests);
   3. Act or omission contrary to the rules of the internal market referred to in Article 26(2) of the TFEU, including the rules on competition and state aid (internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaties);
   4. Violent, especially violent and highly organized crime, as well as the crimes provided for in Article 1(1) of Law no. 5/2022, of January 11, namely:
      1. Influence peddling;
      2. Undue receipt of advantage;
      3. Active and passive corruption, including that practiced in the public and private sectors and in international trade, as well as in sporting activity;
      4. Peculato;
      5. Economic participation in a business;
      6. Money laundering;
      7. Criminal association;
      8. An act or omission that contradicts the purpose of the rules or standards covered by points a) to c).

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

You can consult the frequently asked questions of the whistleblowing channel.

By submitting a complaint, you declare that you are aware of the rules in force.
If the complaint does not meet the requirements for processing, FCT, I.P. reserves the right to ARCHIVE it.