On 8 June 2026, the Dutch government announced the expansion of the Dutch “broad” investment screening regime, the Vifo Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames), by introducing six additional technologies to the list of highly sensitive technologies falling within the scope of the FDI / national security screening mechanism. The expansion is set to enter into force on 1 January 2027. The announcement is available here (in Dutch). First mentioned already in late 2024,…
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