The EU Commission sees its Foreign Direct Investment Regulation come into force

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EU Commission, Foreign Direct Investment Regulation, Regulation No. 2019/452, Regulation, 19 March 2019

On October 11, 2020, the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation—which establishes a European framework for the screening of foreign investments into the European Union—entered into force. The legislation attempts to address growing concerns (compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic) regarding inbound investments at a European level. The Regulation does not grant the European Commission (or any other European institution) the ability to veto foreign investments; this power is retained by Member States under national legislation. Rather, it lays down a common framework for review by Member States and seeks to coordinate national enforcement action, including by enabling the Commission and other Member States to comment on national reviews. This memorandum provides an overview of the new

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François-Charles Laprévote, Richard Pepper, Séverine Schrameck, Aurèle Delors, Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini, Francesco Iodice, Michael J. Ulmer, Mirko von Bieberstein, The EU Commission sees its Foreign Direct Investment Regulation come into force, 19 mars 2019, e-Competitions October 2020, Art. N° 108439

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