Official Noticeboard

Whistleblower Protection

Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v. v. i. (in English commonly referred to as “The Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences”), with its registered office at Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4 (hereinafter referred to as “IMG”), as an obliged person under Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of persons who report breaches of law (hereinafter referred to as “the Act” and the person as a “whistleblower”), maintains an internal notification system for the purposes of submitting and assessing notifications within the meaning of the Act.

Notification

A notification contains information about a possible unlawful act or omission that:

  • has the elements of a criminal offence, or
  • is a misdemeanour for which the fine rate is at least 100 thousand CZK,
  • or violates another legal regulation of the Czech Republic or a regulation of the European Union in the areas defined by the Act,

if it has occurred or is about to occur within the IMG and the whistleblower has become aware of it, in particular in connection with the performance of activities for the IMG (but also as a result of other facts as defined in the Act).

Appointment of the designated person and means of notification

In accordance with the Act, the IMG appoints a designated person to carry out the specified activities for the maintenance of the internal notification system and publishes contact details for that person, below.

Designated person:
JUDr. Jitka Oliberiusová

The methods of notification through the internal notification system of the IMG are in writing, orally, or, at the request of the whistleblower in person, using the contacts listed below:

In writing via e-mail
jitka@oliberiusova.cz
Notifications via secure email are sent to a designated email address, accessible only to the designated person.
In writing in paper form
Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v. v. i.
JUDr. Jitka Oliberiusová
Vídeňská 1083
142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
The notification in paper form shall be sent by post to the correspondence address of the IMG to the hands of the designated person.

The envelope must be labeled “NEOTEVÍRAT – OZNÁMENÍ OZNAMOVATELE – VÝHRADNĚ K RUKÁM PŘÍSLUŠNÉ OSOBY ÚMG” (meaning “DO NOT OPEN – WHISTLEBLOWER’s NOTICE – EXCLUSIVELY TO THE HANDS OF THE DESIGNATED PERSON OF THE IMG”
Orally via telephone
+420 774 002 315
Telephone notifications can be made on a secure telephone line operated by the designated person.
In personIf requested by the whistleblower, the notification will be received by the designated person in a personal meeting, within a reasonable period of time announced to the whistleblower, however not later than 14 days.

The identity of the whistleblower will not be disclosed by the designated person to anyone else, including the management of the IMG, without his or her express consent, unless the information is provided to the competent public authorities in accordance with the law. The designated person has been appointed by the director of the IMG and is the only person who is allowed to have access to the notifications and therefore to assess them.

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Ministry of Justice Notification System: https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/.