INFORMATION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Dear Whistleblowers,

In accordance with the obligations imposed on us by Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers, as amended (the "Whistleblower Protection Act"), we would like to inform you that the company

Intecha, spol. s r.o., ID No.: 45313733, Argentinská 320/34 170 00 Prague 7

has implemented an internal whistleblowing system.

The internal whistleblowing system represents the procedures used to receive and handle notifications, protect the identity of whistleblowers and other persons, protect information contained in notifications and other related activities.

Who is a notifier and what is the subject of the notification

A whistleblower can only be a natural person who, even indirectly, performs or has performed work or other similar activities for our company (employee, intern or trainee), who has become aware of a possible violation in this context that:

  • has the characteristics of a criminal offence,
  • has the characteristics of an offence for which the law provides for a fine of at least CZK 100,000,
  • violates the Whistleblower Protection Act, or
  • violates another legal regulation of the European Union in specified areas according to § 2 article 1 letter (d) of the Whistleblowers Act: (financial services, due diligence and other assurance services, financial products and financial markets, corporate income taxes, prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, consumer protection, compliance with product requirements including product safety, safety of transport, transport and road traffic, environmental protection, food and feed safety and animal health, radiation protection and nuclear safety, competition, public auctions and public procurement, the protection of internal order and security, life and health, the protection of personal data, privacy and security of electronic communications networks and information systems, the protection of the financial interests of the European Union or the functioning of the internal market, including the protection of competition and State aid under European Union law).

We exclude the acceptance of notifications from persons who do not or have not performed work or other similar activities for our company as referred to in § 2 article 3 letter  (a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Whistleblower Protection Act.

Methods of notification

Notification may be made in writing or orally to the appropriate person:

Mgr. Václav Slípka

a) in writing

- electronically to the special e-mail address for receiving notifications: vaclav.slipka@akfischer.cz;  only the relevant person has access to the e-mail.

- in paper form, the notification can be submitted by post to Intecha, spol. s r.o., Argentinská 320/34, Holešovice, 170 00 Prague 7. The notification must be submitted in a duly sealed envelope marked 'WHISTLEBLOWING – TO THE HANDS OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE – DO NOT OPEN' and the name of the person concerned. Failure to comply with this condition cannot fully guarantee the confidentiality of the identity of the whistleblower or the confidentiality of the information communicated

b) orally

- by appointment with the competent person at an agreed time on working days from Monday to Friday. The competent person will contact the whistleblower himself, based on a request from the whistleblower, who shall notify the request to contact the competent person by telephone at +420 281 09 09 12 on working days from 8:00 to 12:00 or by e-mail at vaclav.slipka@akfischer.cz. The telephone call is not recorded and can only be recorded with the consent of the whistleblower.

A record will be made of any face-to-face meeting, followed by the possibility to check the transcript of the oral notification, edit it if necessary, and agree to it by confirming it with the signature of the notifier.

The notification must always include the name, surname and date of birth or details from which the notifier can be identified. In addition, the notification must contain the contact details necessary for communication with the notifier, at least telephone number and e-mail. Anonymous notifications or incomplete notifications without all the necessary information will not be accepted.

Handling notifications

The competent person shall notify the notifier of the receipt of the notification within 7 days at the latest.

The competent person shall assess the validity of the information contained in the notification and shall inform the notifier in writing of the results of the assessment within 30 days of receipt of the notification. In cases of factual or legal complexity, this period may be extended by up to 30 days, but not more than twice. The competent person shall inform the notifier in writing of the extension of the time limit and the reasons for it before the expiry of the time limit.

In the case that the competent person deems the notification to be unfounded, he shall inform the notifier of the possibility of submitting a notification to the Ministry of Justice and to the competent public authority.

External notification system

Notification may also be made to an external investigator:

Ministry of Justice

in writing: Vyšehradská 16 Prague 2 128 10 

by e-mail: oznamovatel@msp.justice.cz

by telephone: 00420 221 997 840

 

 

In Prague on 11.03.2024