AMENDMENTS 38 - 269 - Draft opinion The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(43) The Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. For greater transparency, the report should be made public. The report should be based on, among other things, reports submitted by all Member States to the Commission on a confidential basis with due respect to the need to ensure the protection of the confidentiality of certain information, in particular where the publication of data could affect the security or public order of the Union or jeopardise commercial confidentiality.
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(43) The Commission should draw up an annual report on the implementation of this Regulation and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council. For greater transparency, the report should be made public. The report should be based on, among other things, reports submitted by all Member States to the Commission on a confidential basis with due respect to the need to ensure the protection of the confidentiality of certain information, in particular where the publication of data could affect the security or public order of the Union or jeopardize commercial confidentiality. The protection of trade secrets, as defined in Directive (EU) 2016/943, should be ensured throughout the screening process. Member States and the Commission should adopt measures to handle such information with the highest standards of confidentiality, preventing unauthorized disclosure while ensuring that the screening process is not obstructed by claims of confidentiality designed to evade legitimate scrutiny.