CELIS Update on Investment Screening – February 2024

Ireland – Draft Guidance and Notification Form on the Irish Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 On 16 February 2024, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment published the Draft Guidance on the Irish Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023, as well as a Draft Notification Form. The regime is expected to enter…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – January 2024

EU –European Commission announces new economic security initiatives On 24 January 2024, the European Commission announced five initiatives aimed at enhancing EU economic security in the face of risks from profound technological shifts and increased geopolitical tensions. These initiatives follow on from the publication of the European Economic Security Strategy in June 2023. Amongst others,…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – December 2023

Romania – New Amendments to the Romanian FDI regime On 6 December 2023 the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 108/2023 (“GEO 108/2023) was published in the Official Gazette. GEO 108/2023 provides for new amendments to Romania’s Competition Law no. 21/1996, aimed at fully transposing the EU Directive 1/2019 into local law. Main legislative changes include the…

Read More ...

First BDI and CELIS German Chapter Investment Screening Conference 2024 in Berlin

Über CELIS-BDI 2024 – About CELIS-BDI 2024 Die erste Investment Screening-Konferenz von BDI und CELIS German Chapter Die Globalisierung steht unter hohem Druck ˗ der geopolitische Wettbewerb wird schärfer, der Multilateralismus steckt in der Krise und der Missbrauch der Handelspolitik zur Durchsetzung einseitiger nationaler Interessen setzt sich vermehrt durch. Insbesondere im Systemwettbewerb mit China wird der Ruf nach…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – November 2023

Ireland – Introduction of a new FDI screening regime on 31 October 2023 On 31 October 2023, the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 was signed into law. Since the initial draft was published on 2 August 2022, the Act has undergone a series of amendments during the course of 2023,. Therewith, for the…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – October 2023

Germany – Upcoming Investment Screening Act and the 20th Amendment to the AWV There is a new Investment Screening Act upcoming in Germany – the new law is expected to separate the foreign direct investment screening rules from the German Foreign Trade Laws (contained in AWG and AWV), restructuring them into an isolated law. A…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – September 2023

CELIS Update on Investment Screening - September 2023

Estonia – FDI regime coming into force on 1 September 2023 Several FDI regimes came into force at the beginning of the month of September 2023. The Estonian Act establishing a new FDI regime in Estonia came into force on 1 September 2023. The Estonian Parliament adopted the Foreign Investment Reliability Assessment Act on 25…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – August 2023

Luxembourg – FDI Regime coming into force on 1 September 2023 The Luxembourg law of 14 July 2023 introduces a new foreign direct investment regime with a suspensory mandatory notification requirement in relation to investments in a broad range of sectors. Luxembourg is the latest European jurisdiction to pass broad FDI legislation and its FDI…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – July 2023

Spain – Spanish FDI Regulation enacted on 4 July 2023 Over the past three years, Spain has significantly strengthened its FDI regime. On 4 July 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree 571/2023 of 4 July on foreign investments and therewith amended and developed a number of rules that had been introduced…

Read More ...

Call for Applications

Excited about the first Country Notes on Denmark and the Slovak Republic? Do you want to be part of the project? We have good news for you! We have open positions for Country Reporters and Assistant Country Reporters. The CELIS Country Report project aims at compiling well-informed open access analyses of foreign investment regulation, with…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – June 2023

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – June 2023

Belgium – FDI screening regime enters into force 1 July 2023 As almost all EU Member States have introduced a foreign direct investment screening mechanism into their law, it is now Belgium’s turn: on July 1 2023, Belgium’s new FDI screening regulations, drafted in June 2022, will take effect. As there is a significant increase…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – May 2023

Home

Netherlands: Investment screening act comes into force on 1 June 2023 On 1 June 2023 the Dutch general investment screening control rules will come into force. The Netherlands adopted the act already in 2022 and has therewith implemented the EU’s FDI Regulation 2019/452. Future investments in critical infrastructure or sensitive technology will have to be…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – April 2023

Home

EU – Commission considers introducing an outbound investment screening mechanism On 30 March 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech in which she announced that the EU is preparing a mechanism for screening outbound investment. The speech was made during her visit to China on 5-6 April and addresses the threats…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – March 2023

Home

France – Considerable increase in international investments On 27 February 2023, the French government announced that the number of international investments in France had increased in 2022 compared to 2021: 1,725 investment decisions were recorded in France that year, an increase of 7% compared to 2021. Projects in the energy and recycling sectors have grown…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – February 2023

Home

Estonia – Introduction of new FDI-regime On 25 January 2023, the Estonian Parliament has passed the Foreign Investment Reliability Assessment Act which will enter into force on 1 September 2023. The act will introduce the very first Foreign Direct Investment Screening (FDI) regime in Estonia. Under the new law foreign direct and indirect investments from…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – January 2023

Home

France – Extension of temporary FDI framework for another year On 23 December 2022, the French government published Decree No. 2022-1622 concerning the extension for another year of the temporary framework lowering the threshold for acquiring voting rights that may trigger FDI screening procedure in France from 25% to 10%. While this temporary regime, which…

Read More ...

Opening: Deputy Director of the CELIS Institute (Research programme and events)

Home

Opening The CELIS Institute seeks a Deputy Director (Research programme and events) This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial-minded, highly motivated, early-to mid-career academic, public servant, or practitioner who is a thought leader in relevant disciplines of law, or law and economics, or law and political science and can see the benefits in combining…

Read More ...

CELIS Annual Call 2023: CELIS Country Reporter

Home

Annual Call for Expression of Interest 2023  CELIS Country Reporters on Foreign Investment Regulation, especially Investment Screening The CELIS Institute announces the opening of a number of positions as CELIS Country Reporter and CELIS Assistant Country Reporter (m/f/d) which will contribute to the Institute’s Knowledge and Research Hub at www.celis.institute. We are particularly interested in applications from the…

Read More ...

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – November 2022

Home

EU – Commission prepares revision of the EU’s FDI Screening Regulation In a communication on its work programme for 2023 dated 18.10.2022, the European Commission announced that it is ready to review the EU FDI Screening Regulation two years after its entry into force. The aim is to identify the necessary modifications that would improve…

Read More ...