Belgium’s FDI Screening Mechanism: 17 Months of Navigating the Blackbox

CELIS Update on Investment Screening - November 2023

By Paul Hermant, Baptist Vleeshouwers and Claire De Neve. 1. Introduction Belgium’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening regime, implemented on 1 July 2023, is designed to protect the national security and strategic interests of Belgium and its federated entities. Now, over 17 months into the regime, and with the release of the first Annual Report…

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Country Note Belgium 2023

Country Note Norway 2023

CELIS Country Note on Belgium, 2023 by Thijs de Cuyper Date of Publication: 25 October 2023 The Belgian cross-sectoral Investment Screening Mechanism (ISM) has recently entered into force. The objective of this mechanism is to identify and mitigate risks related to Foreign Direct Investments in Belgian critical infrastructure and strategic assets. The journey towards creating…

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