Announcement
08 Apr 2020
In April 2020, the Italian authorities temporarily extended the scope of foreign investments subject to investment screening to the sectors listed in Article 4, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/452. The sectors covered include critical infrastructure in the area of transport, energy and communication as well as critical technologies and dual-use goods, critical supply inputs of materials and food supply and the financial sector.
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
09 Apr 2020
Revocation date:
30 Jun 2021
End prolongation: 30 Jun 2021
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
On 8 April 2020, the Italian authorities issued Decree-Law no. 23 amending the scope of foreign investments subject to investment screening to cover the sectors listed in Article 4, paragraph 1 of Reg...
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