OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union

Version initale

4. The Commission or a Member State which duly considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect its security or public order may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, any information necessary to provide comments referred to in paragraph 2, or to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 3.

Amendement

4. A Member State which duly considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect its security or public order may address a request to the Commission to provide it with any information received from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed which is necessary to provide comments referred to in paragraph 2. Member States have five working days from the day of the notification of the activation of a screening mechanism under paragraph 1 to address a request for information to the Commission. The Commission shall collect all requests for information received and immediately transmit them to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, as well as to the other Member States. The Commission may also on its own initiative request the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed to provide it with any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 3