BETA

Activities of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2017/0224(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0224(COD)

Amendments (6)

Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is important to provide legal certainty and to ensure EU wide coordination and cooperation by establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investment in the Union on grounds of security or public order. This is without prejudice to the sole responsibility of the Member States for the maintenance of national security and with due account for the provisions of Article 346 of the TFEU.
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Projects or programmes of Union interest shall include in particular those projects and programmes which involve a substantial amount or a significant share of EU funding, or which are covered by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. An indicative and non- exhaustive list of projects or programmes of Union interest is included in Annex 1 and can be updated.
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding, or whether the investment is part of a third country's economic or political programme or strategy.
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of any foreign direct investments that are undergoing screening within the framework of their screening mechanisms, within 5 working days from the start of the screening. As part of the information, and when applicable, the screening Member States shall endeavour to indicate whether it considers that the foreign direct investment undergoing screening is likely to fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall take utmost account of the Commission's opinion and shall provide an explanation to the Commission in case its opinion is not followed.
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall appoint an institutional foreign direct investment screening contact point ('institutional FDI screening contact point') for the screening of foreign direct investment. The Commission and other Member States shall involve these FDI screening contact points on all issues related to implementation of this Regulation.
2018/02/20
Committee: AFET