France: Government adds new sectors to the FDI screening mechanism and lowers the triggering threshold

Progress

Current status

in force

01 Apr 2020 in force

01 Jan 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers

France

Policy Area

Foreign direct investment

Policy Instrument

MNE: Entry and ownership rule

Regulated Economic Activity

cross-cutting

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

central government

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

01 Apr 2020

in force

Implementation of a new Decree that lowers the control thresholds for FDI screening and adds new sectors into the mechanism`s scope.

On 1 January 2020, the French government adopted Decree No 2019-1590 that modifies the screening mechanism for FDI authorisations. Art. 1 also modifies the Monetary and Financial Code by lowering the threshold from 33% to 25% for the acquisition of …

Source

Event type order

Action type implementation

Government branch executive

Government body central government

01 Jan 2020

under deliberation

Announcement of lowered control thresholds for FDI screening and addition of new sectors into the mechanism`s scope.

In January 2020, the French government published a Decree that lowers the control thresholds for FDI screening and adds new sectors into the mechanism`s scope.