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The European Court of Justice clarifies that national FDI regimes must respect the EU fundamental right of establishment

European Union - July 24 2023 On 13 July 2023, in Case C-106/22, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its decision in relation to a preliminary reference submitted by the…

Spain approves Royal Decree developing the regulation on foreign investments

Spain - July 7 2023 On 4 July 2023, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree 571/2023 on Foreign Investments (“Royal Decree”), with immediate effect from 1 September…

CFIUS Issues FAQ Related to Springing Rights and Mandatory Filings

USA - June 6 2023 On May 11, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued a Frequently Asked Question (“FAQ”), which calls into…

Slovakia Adopts a New Foreign Investment Screening Regime

Slovakia - March 20 2023 The new Act on Screening of Foreign Investments (“FIR Act“) - revamping the foreign direct investment screening mechanism in Slovakia - entered into…

New Changes to Spanish Foreign Investment Rules

Spain - January 9 2023 The Spanish government has modified, once again and with immediate effect from 28 December 2022, Spanish foreign direct investment ("FDI") rules that…

Treasury Publishes CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines

USA - November 2 2022 On October 20, 2022, the US Treasury Department released the first Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) Enforcement and…

EU publishes second annual FDI report

European Union - September 29 2022 On 2 September 2022, the European Commission published its Second Report on FDI screening, and the first one to cover an entire calendar year…

CFIUS Releases 2021 Annual Report

USA - September 22 2022 On August 2, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) released its annual report for calendar year…

President Biden’s Executive Order Highlights Priority Risk Areas for Screening of Foreign Investments by CFIUS

USA - September 16 2022 On September 15, 2022, the President issued an Executive Order (“EO”) directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to…

UK Government publishes first NSI Act Annual Report

United Kingdom - June 27 2022 On 16 June 2022, the UK Government published its first Annual Report (the “Report“) pursuant to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the…