WHISTLEBLOWING

EAST BOHEMIAN AIRPORT a.s., with its registered office at Pražská 179, Popkovice, 530 06 Pardubice, CIN 48154938, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Regional Court in Hradec Králové under file No. B 915 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Company’) in accordance with Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’) and Directive (EU) No. 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report suspected breaches of Union law (hereinafter referred to as the ‘EU Directive’), has established conditions for reporting possible illegal activities, receiving and assessing such reports, keeping records of reports and ensuring that breaches identified on the basis of reports are remedied. Detailed conditions can be found in the relevant directive published in the ‘Download’ link.

Below you will find a form that can be used to submit reports to the relevant persons. Reports will be archived in accordance with internal guidelines and legal regulations.

Reports can also be submitted in other ways:

1. by calling the telephone number of the person designated exclusively for this purpose,
2. verbally during a personal meeting with the relevant person; the relevant person shall arrange such a meeting at the request of the whistleblower within a reasonable time, but no later than 14 days from the date of the whistleblower’s request, 
3. in writing in an envelope marked ‘WHISTLEBLOWING’ by post to Pražská 179, Popkovice, 530 06 Pardubice, Czech Republic, by recorded delivery only, addressed to the relevant person. If the written report is not delivered directly to the relevant person, the protection of the report may be compromised by a third party.
4. in writing in an envelope marked ‘WHISTLEBLOWING’ delivered in person by the whistleblower to the relevant person at the address Pražská 179, Popkovice, 530 06 Pardubice. If the written report is not handed over personally to the relevant individual, the protection of the report may be compromised by a third party.
5. electronically to the e-mail address: whistleblowing@airport-pardubice.cz,
6. through the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic, either in person, by telephone, by e-mail or via a secure electronic form available at: https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/chci-podat-oznameni/, e-mail: oznamovatel@msp.justice.cz, tel.: 221 997 840  

The report must contain:

1. the name, surname, address and e-mail/telephone contact details of the reporting person;
2. the subject of the report – with a brief description of the facts on which the report is based, or what the reporting person is claiming;

In the case of anonymous reports, the Company reserves the right not to investigate the report until the identity of the reporting person is subsequently revealed, but no later than 5 years after receipt of the report.

The Company excludes the acceptance of reports from persons who do not perform work or other similar activities for the obligated entity pursuant to Section 2(3)(a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Act.

The relevant persons are:

• name and surname: Ing. Jan Andrlík
• address, office number: Pražská 179, 530 06 Pardubice, Office No. 46
• telephone contact: 604 446 026
• e-mail: whistleblowing@airport-pardubice.cz
• consultation hours: every Tuesday: 09:00 – 10:00

• name and surname: Ing. Simona Kotašková
• Pražská 179, 530 06 Pardubice, Office No. 50
• telephone contact: 606 068 704
• e-mail: whistleblowing@airport-pardubice.cz
• consultation hours: every Wednesday: 09:00 – 10:00

The reporting person may be fined for knowingly giving false reports in accordance with the law in the amount of up to CZK 50,000.

Directive on reporting possible infringements