The Japanese government continues to review filings and refine its approach under the FDI regime following the 2019 amendments.

Italian "Golden Power Law:" Ten years old and continuously expanding its reach.

Ireland anticipates adopting and implementing an FDI screening regime by Q1 2023.

India continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investment, ranking as the world’s seventh-largest recipient of FDI in 2021.

The Canadian government announced a strict framework to evaluate foreign investments in the critical minerals sector by state-owned enterprises and state-linked private investors, especially if from "non-likeminded" countries.

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The need for FDI screening remains in focus for deals with Hungarian dimensions.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy continues to tighten FDI control, but the investment climate remains liberal in principle.

In France, FDI screening authorities have issued new guidelines to improve the transparency of the FDI process.

Deals are generally not blocked in Finland.

Estonia will have in place an FDI review regime by September 2023.

The scope of the Danish FDI regime is comprehensive and requires a careful assessment of investments and agreements involving Danish companies.

The new Foreign Investments Screening Act took effect in May 2021, and completed its first full year in operation in 2022.

China has further developed its national security regulatory regime by promulgating measures on cybersecurity review and security assessment of cross-border data transfer.

In Austria, the Austrian Federal Investment Control Act (Investitionskontrollgesetz or the ICA) introduced a new, fully fledged regime for the screening of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and came into effect on July 25, 2020.

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