CELIS Update on Investment Screening – February 2023

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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…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – January 2023

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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…

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

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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…

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CELIS Annual Call 2023: CELIS Country Reporter

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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…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – November 2022

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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…

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CELIS NOW Kick-Off Event in Berlin: Call for Papers – “The Age of Open Strategic Autonomy”

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – May 2022

The CELIS Institute’s early-career scholars’ and practitioners’ network on the law and practice of economic warfare (CELIS NOW) is pleased to announce its kick-off event in Berlin. It invites proposals from interested early-career scholars and practitioners working in the field of trade and investment law. The conference will focus on the emerging doctrine of “Open Strategic Autonomy” and…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – October 2022

CELIS Update on Investment Screening – May 2022

USA – Treasury publishes CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines On 20 October 2022 the Department of the Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), has released the first-ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines. The Guidelines provide the public with information about how the Committee assesses…

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