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Ireland: Mandatory foreign investment screening regime for third-country investors

Announcement

31 Oct 2023

In October 2023, Ireland enacted the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023, establishing a mandatory foreign investment screening regime for non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss investors in sensitive sectors.

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1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

06 Jan 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 31 Oct 2023
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