Bulletin n. 2-3/2012 | ||
October 2012-February 2013 | ||
Vranes Erich |
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State Measures Protecting Against “Undesirable” Foreign Investment. Issues in EU and International Law | ||
in Zeitschrift für Offentliches Recht , vol. 67, issue 4, december , 2012 , 639-677 | ||
ABSTRACT: Recent cases and efforts by the EU and some of its Member States to introduce laws restricting the influx of foreign investments originating in non-EU states have highlighted the extent to which domestic regulatory autonomy is already limited by the strictures of EU and international law. This article aims to trace out areas of concern and relevant legal guidelines on the levels of EU and international economic law. It illustrates these concerns and pertinent legal standards by discussing recent examples such as the EU directives on the internal market in electricity and gas, and further national attempts to regulate incoming investment originating in third countries. | ||