The new rule follows a parliamentary report encouraging the government to protect France’s strategic assets.
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The new rule follows a parliamentary report encouraging the government to protect France’s strategic assets.
Sébastien Lecornu speaks during a session of France's National Assembly in Paris on July 6, 2026. | Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
August 3, 2026
France is strengthening its oversight of non-European investment in strategically important companies, lowering the threshold at…
Until now, the Economy Ministry had a say whenever a foreign company bought 25% or more of a French business; that threshold has…
France drops its foreign investment screening threshold to 10% for sensitive sectors, explicitly including cryptology, AI, and…
Finora il ministero dell'Economia interveniva quando una società straniera acquistava almeno il 25% di un'azienda francese. Ora…
Les services du Premier ministre justifient ce décret par un contexte géopolitique "marqué par de fortes tensions" "pour se…
Les acquéreurs étrangers sont de plus en plus nombreux à solliciter l’Etat avant de lancer des opérations. Le Trésor a reçu…
France tightens checks on foreign investment amid concerns over national security
France tightens checks on foreign purchases of 'sensitive' firms
France lowers foreign ownership threshold for sensitive firms to 10%, with crypto explicitly in scope
Matignon rafforza i controlli sugli acquisti di imprese sensibili da parte di investitori stranieri
Matignon annonce un renforcement du contrôle de l'Etat sur les achats d'entreprises des secteurs sensibles par des investisseurs étrangers
Francia controlar� toda participaci�n extraeuropea superior al 10% en empresas de sectores sensibles
Francuska postrožila kontrolu stranih ulaganja
Le gouvernement français étend son contrôle des investissements étrangers
