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 quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 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 growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. 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 - Further extends the temporary measure lowering the threshold triggering FDI screening
France
Further extends the temporary measure lowering the threshold triggering FDI screening
23 Dec 2022On 23 December 2022, by Decree No. 2022-1622, the French government further extended the temporary measure to lower the threshold for holding voting rights in listed French companies triggering the control of foreign investments in France until December 31, 2023. Initially the measure was adopted in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and was extended in December 2020, December 2021. The lowered threshold of 10 per cent applies only to investors from outside the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries, and concerns investments made in companies listed on a regulated market.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Not industry specific
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Sources:
- economie.gouv.fr, Prorogation en 2023 de la mesure d’abaissement temporaire du seuil déclenchant le contrôle IEF dans les sociétés françaises cotées sur un marché réglementé, https://www.tresor.economie.gouv.fr/Articles/2022/12/27/prorogation-en-2023-de-la-mesure-d-abaissement-temporaire-du-seuil-declenchant-le-controle-ief-dans-les-societes-francaises-cotees-sur-un-marche-reglemente, 27 Dec 2022
- Skadden.com, France Extends Interim Rule on Foreign Direct Investments, https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2023/01/france-extends-interim-rule-on-foreign-direct-investments, 04 Jan 2023
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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 quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 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 growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. 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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