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Requirement · FDI-08

Face a penalty payment of at least 5% of average daily aggregate turnover (or, for a private-person investor, at least 5% of the investment value) for failing to comply with notification requirements.

Foreign investors must comply, and this is not law yet.

Why it matters

This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.

  • It is Art. 22(4), in the Industrial Accelerator Act. as of 2026-08-17
  • The act gives its timing as: From entry into force. as of 2026-08-17
  • It names no industry: it applies across the economy rather than to one of them. as of 2026-08-17
  • Compliance is checked by competent authority, if it happens. as of 2026-08-17
Addressee Foreign investorsAct COM(2026) 100 final, 2026/0068 (COD)Article Art. 22(4)Class Foreign investors

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

Non-compliance with the Art. 19 notification requirement

Obligation

Face a penalty payment of at least 5% of average daily aggregate turnover (or, for a private-person investor, at least 5% of the investment value) for failing to comply with notification requirements.

Who is affected

Addressee
Foreign investors
Class
Foreign investors
Sectors
Reaches Batteries and solar, Automotive
Applies
From entry into force

Burden drivers

D6 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

4. Penalty payments established by the Investment Authority shall not amount to less than 5 % of the average daily aggregate turnover of the foreign investor undertaking in case of a violation pursuant to paragraph 3, point (a). Where the foreign investor is a private person, the Investment Authority shall establish a penalty payment of at least 5 % of the investment value in case a violation pursuant to paragraph 3, point (a).

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