THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT.Cooperation Agreement • February 22nd, 2024
Contract Type FiledFebruary 22nd, 2024KINGDOM OF BELGIUM FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE ECONOMY, SMES, MIDDLE CLASSES, AND ENERGY Cooperation agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism Having regard to the Constitution, articles 39 and 167; Having regard to the special law of 8 August 1980 on institutional reforms, article 92bis, §1 (hereinafter referred to as the “special law”); Having regard to the law of 23 January 1989 on the court referred to in articles 92bis, §5 and§6, and 94, §3, of the special law of 8 August 1980 on institutional reforms; Having regard to the agreement of 1st June 2022 in concertation Committee regarding the establishment of a foreign direct investment screening mechanism; Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union; Considering that the introduction of a screening mechanism enables the parties to preserve publ