CELIS Update on Investment Screening – May 2023

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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…

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Change in CELIS Leadership

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Thank you, Jens Hillebrand Pohl – Welcome, Lena Hornkohl! The CELIS Institute announces changes in its leadership team. Jens Hillebrand Pohl decided to seek new challenges elsewhere and to step down from his post as CELIS Director. He kindly agreed, however, to stay on a bit longer, transiting in an advisory role. The Institute has…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – April 2023

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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…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – March 2023

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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…

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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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