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Directorate General Internai Market and Services
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Litigation & Arbitration Department
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28003 Madrid
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ccbe.eu
Subject:
Investor Workshop on Investment Protection in the EU
Brussels 17 December 2018
Dear _ _ _ _ _
It is my pleasure to invite you as a representative of the Council of Bars and Law
Societies of Europe (CCBE) at the workshop on Investment protection in the EU,
organised by my Directorate General on 17 December 2018 in Brussels and to thank you
for accepting to participate in the event as a speaker. Y ou will find the provisional
programme attached to this invitation and more detailed invitation below.
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 ail 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 associations from various
sectors as well as legal professionals and Commission officiais. It will be chaired by Mr.
1 http ://eu ropa .eu/rapid/press-release I P-18-4528 en. htm
Commission européenne, B-1000 Bruxelles/ Europese Commissie, B-1000 Brussel - Belgium.
Telephone: +32 22991111.
Mario Nava, Director 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 oflegitimate 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.
The European Commission is currently examining the possibility to pay for travel costs
and hotel accommodation of speakers. When the payment is confirmed, the Commission
travel agency will contact you to make the necessary reservations for your travel. We
would be grateful if you can refrain from making any arrangement in advance.
The workshop will be held in English, but opportunities for interpretation can be
explored on request. The workshop will take place in Conference Centre Albert
Borschette (CCAB), Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Brussels.
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your disposai or further m ormat10n ana follow-up.
Y ours faithfully,
John BERRIGAN
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