he changes which they introduce to the FIR regime (i) broaden the scope of foreign investments covered by the FIR, (ii) change the timeline for obtaining a prior authorization from the French Ministry of Economy (“MoE”), and (iii) substantially increase the list of information and documentation to be filed with a prior authorization application. The changes will apply to requests for prior authorizations filed as of 1 April 2020.
On 26 November 2019, the US Department of Commerce issued a highly anticipated proposed rule with proposed regulations to implement Executive Order 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain”.
The EU Commission proposed the revised AMLD in July 2016 as part of its Action Plan against terrorism announced in February 2016, after the attacks in Paris and Brussels, and as a reaction to the Panama Papers published in April 2016.
On 2 July 2019 the United Arab Emirates Cabinet announced the relaxation of foreign ownership restrictions for 122 business activities specifically in the manufacturing, agricultural and services categories
At two recent Update Sessions organised by the Chartered Secretaries of Institute of Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) announced several new initiatives, 2 of which being: implementation of a central, non-public register of controllers and proposed amendments to the companies legislation to require disclosure of particulars of nominators of nominee shareholders.
Significant progress has been made over the past 11 months to bridge the differences between Japan’s privacy protection requirements under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and those of the EU under the GDPR.