Announcement
24 Jul 2020
In July 2020, Austrian authorities adopted a new Investment Control Act which tightened the existing FDI screening regime and introduced an exemption for small and micro-enterprises.
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Number of interventions
2
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
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Implementation date
25 Jul 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 24 Jul 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
On 24 July 2020, Austrian authorities adopted the new Investment Control Act ("Bundesgesetz über die Kontrolle von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen" or short "Investitionskontrollgesetz"). This Act c...
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Implementation date
25 Jul 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 24 Jul 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
On 24 July 2020, Austrian authorities adopted the new Investment Control Act ("Bundesgesetz über die Kontrolle von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen" or short "Investitionskontrollgesetz"), introducin...
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Announced: 15 Nov 2011
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