THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT.February 22nd, 2024
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