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
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 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.