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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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Directorate General Internai Market and Services
Deputy Director General
Brussels,
3 O OCT. 2018
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EUROCHAMBERS
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@eurochambres.eu
Subject:
Investor Workshop on Investment Protection in the EU
Brussels 17 December 2018
Dear
The European Commission (DG FISMA) is orgamsmg an Investor Workshop on
Investment Protection in the EU on 17 December 2018 in Brussels. It is my pleasure to
invite a representative of EUROCHAMBERS as a speaker in one of the panels, as well
as members of your organisation as participants in the event. The provisional programme
is attached to this invitation.
The workshop will take place in the context of the Commission Communication on
"Protection o f intra-EU investment"1 adopted on 19 July 2018 and will also cover certain
consequences of the recent
Achmea judgment. The Communication aims to strengthen
the business environment for EU investors. While EU law may not solve all problems
investors can face in their activities, the Communication clarifies to what extent EU law
protects EU investors' rights and how they can enforce those rights before national
administrations and courts.
The workshop's objectives are twofold: raising investors' awareness of their rights under
EU law as laid out in the Communication of 19 July 2018, as well as giving an
opportunity for companies to provide feedback on their practical experiences with cross-
border investments in the EU.
The workshop will bring together investors and investor associat10ns from various
sectors as well as academia, representatives from the judiciary and Commission officials.
1 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release IP-18-4528 en.htm
Commission européenne, B-1000 Bruxelles/ Europese Commissie, B-1000 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: +32 22991111.
It will be chaired by Commission services (Mr. Mario Nava, Directorat DG FISMA B)
and will provide participants with the opportunity to contribute to the panel discussions.
Investors' feedback on their experiences when investing in other Member States will be
welcome.
Panel 1 on substantive rights investors have under EU law: How does EU law protect
investments? This panel will focus on investors' practical experiences in exercising the
fundamental freedoms of the EU Single Market and the protection they enjoy under the
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights such as the right to property, the freedom to conduct a
business, and the general principles of non-discrimination, proportionality, legal certainty
and protection of legitimate expectations under EU law.
Panel 2 on enforcement of substantive rights under EU law: How can investors
enforce their rights under EU law? This panel will focus on the available dispute
settlement mechanisms under EU law and investors' experience in enforcing their rights
before national administrations and courts in EU Member States.
Members of your organisation are welcome to participate in the workshop. In
particular, companies with cross-border investment experience in the EU and
national business associations with an overview of investment practices would be
welcome to share their practical experience, including views on good national
practices as well as possible issues affecting their EU cross-border investments.
Please note that places are limited. When confirming places for participants the
Commission services will take into account company size, coverage of different
economic sectors, FDI and portfolio investment, as well as geographic coverage to
ensure a broad and balanced representation of investors.
The workshop will be held in English, but opportumtles for interpretation can be
explored on request. The workshop will take place in Conference Centre Albert
Borschette (CCAB), Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels. The costs of participants will not
be covered. The European Commission is however currently examining the possibility to
pay for travel costs and hotel accommodation of speakers.
The suggested speaker, as well as members of ïOur organisation interested m
P.articinating, are invited to contact:
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@ec.europa.eu, Tel. +32
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by 15 November 2018. My
co leagues remam at your disposa! for further information and follow-up.
Yours faithfully,
John BERRIGAN
Enclosure:
Provisional Programme
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