Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
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The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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France
Amends the list of activities subject to review for foreign investors
14 May 2014On 14 May 2014, the Minister of Economy issued a decree amending the articles of the law that inter alia regulates foreign investment. The decree amends the list of activities subject to review for foreign investors equipment, services and products that are essential to safeguard national interests in the areas of public order, public security and national defence, as follows: i) sustainability, integrity and safety of energy supply (electricity, gas, hydrocarbons or other sources of energy); ii) sustainability, integrity and safety of water supply; iii) sustainability, integrity and safety of transport networks and services; iv) sustainability, integrity and safety of electronic communications networks and services; v) operation of a building or installations of vital importance as defined in articles L. 1332-1 and L.1332-2 of the Code of Defence; and vi) protection of public health.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Services (Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, Transportation and storage, Telecommunications, Human health activities)
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Sources:
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, Le gouvernement renforce le dispositif de contrôle des investissements étrangers en France, http://proxy-pubminefi.diffusion.finances.gouv.fr/pub/document/18/17434.pdf, 15 May 2014
- Official Gazette, Décret n° 2014-479 du 14 mai 2014 relatif aux investissements étrangers soumis à autorisation préalable , http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=7C1935B5F349A10FCFD10882BB17FD53.tpdjo14v_2?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028933611&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id&idJO=JORFCONT000028933501, 14 May 2014
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the Investment Policy Monitors and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2024, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2012 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for sustainable development.
-
The UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor database include official measures affecting FDI adopted by United Nations Member States. These encompass measures explicitly targeting FDI (FDI-specific), as well as general investment measures with a clear impact on foreign investment (FDI-related). The measures are either reported directly to UNCTAD by Member States through annual surveys or identified by UNCTAD researchers through publicly accessible sources (such as government websites and specialized policy databases). The classification of measures as more or less favourable is based solely on their potential impact on investors.
Note: Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.