Announcement
30 Apr 2020
On 30 April 2020, the French authorities extended the foreign investment regime to cover the biotechnology sector.
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1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
01 May 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 30 Apr 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
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On 30 April 2020, the French authorities issued an Order extending the scope of foreign investments subject to prior authorisation to cover the biotechnology sector. In this context, the French Minist...
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