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Special measures pertaining to control of foreign investment during the pandemic are prolonged

28 Dec 2020

On 28 December 2020, the Decree n° 2020-1729 was adopted. It prolongs the application of the special regime adopted during the pandemic to control foreign investment from 31 December 2020 until 31 December 2021. The regime has lowered the screening threshold from 25 percent to 10 percent for obligatory filing in cases of foreign acquisitions of listed companies.