Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

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16th March 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


New Czech foreign direct investment screening regime

On 19 January 2021 the Czech Parliament passed a new act that aims to strengthen the control of foreign direct investments in the Czech Republic (the "FDI Act"). The FDI Act has been introduced as a result of the new EU framework for the screening of foreign direct investments, which was adopted on 10 April 2019 and which applies from 11 October 2020. The FDI Act will have a significant impact on many strategic investments from non-EU countries. Rigorous and potentially retroactive screening of investments may deter potential non-EU investors from considering the Czech Republic as an investment target. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will be in a position to hit the brakes on in-scope transactions made by non-EU investors. The FDI Act will become effective on 1 May 2021.
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10th March 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Employers in the Czech Republic must adhere to GDPR when testing employees for Covid-19

Under the recently introduced decree of the Czech Ministry of Health (the “Decree”), employers must test their employees for COVID-19, as we informed you here.
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10th March 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Foreign direct investment in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Do you need a quick overview of current screening and control rules for foreign direct investments (FDI) in one of the following countries in times of the COVID-19 pandemic? Just click on the corresponding country and you will find a comprehensive summary of the actual FDI restrictions, if any!
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