Investitionen: Frankreich verschärft Kontrolle von Investoren aus Nicht-EU-Staaten
Per Dekret verschärft Ministerpräsident Lecornu die Regeln für Investitionen ab zehn Prozent Anteilen in sensiblen Branchen. Die neue Regelung soll noch im August in Kraft treten.
France is tightening controls on investments from non-EU states. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed a decree on Sunday, citing the protection of national security as the reason. From now on, approval from the government will be required for any investor from a non-European country who holds 10% or more of shares in a listed French company in a sensitive sector.
This applies regardless of whether the company is listed in France or abroad, according to the decree. Previously, state scrutiny only intervened when 25% of voting rights changed hands. The new rule is set to take effect within the same month. The threshold has been lowered to protect against opportunistic takeovers by non-European investors in French companies listed outside the EU, which could pose a threat to national security, the decree stated.
The move comes as there are significant geopolitical tensions, with the aim of ensuring the protection of companies and technologies crucial to the country's security. To prevent capital from being blocked from reaching companies on the markets, the Ministry of Finance will now decide within ten days of an application whether a transaction will be subject to a thorough review. France is making investment better than Germany, it is reported.
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