Announcement
23 Jul 2020
In July 2020, the French government adopted Decree Nº 2020-892 that further lowers the control thresholds for FDI screening.
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Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
23 Jul 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Prolonged: 01 Jan 2024
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
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On 23 July 2020, the French government adopted Decree Nº 2020-892 which temporarily lowers the threshold from 25% to 10% for the acquisition of voting rights by foreign investors in essential economic...
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