Announcement
12 Jun 2020
In June 2020, the Dutch government adopted an amendment to the Telecommunication Act, introducing a screening regime for foreign investments in the Dutch telecommunication sector.
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Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
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Implementation date
01 Oct 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 12 Jun 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
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On 20 May 2020, Dutch authorities adopted the Telecommunication Sector (Undesirable Control) Act ("Wet ongewenste zeggenschap telecommunicatie") which amends the Telecommunications Act ("Telecommunica...
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