Issue Note the Netherlands Formal and Informal Guidance

By Jochem de Kok and Wessel Geursen, CELIS Country Reporters for the Netherlands.

This CELIS Issue Note sets out the policy and practice of formal and informal guidance under the Dutch investment screening regime. The Issue Note considers the regulatory framework and practice of issuing informal guidance letters and manuals by the Investment Screening Bureau (BTI) on the scope and interpretation of the regime. This Issue Note notably considers the practical advantages, as well as the limitations of this practice. The Issue Note concludes with a brief consideration of governmental relations aspects. General information on the investment screening regime in the Netherlands is provided in the CELIS Country Note on the Netherlands.