OBS_VALUE: The law on the control of certain investments requires investors to obtain prior approval from the competent minister before acquiring shares of Polish companies operating in strategic sectors. The obligation of prior agreement is triggered above a buy-off of 20% of the shares of the company. Companies under the protection of the law are listed annually by ministerial decree. Theminister decides within a maximum of 90 days considering the scale of the investment and whether the operation constitutes a risk to public order or public security.See also EU Regulation 2019/452 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union which will enter into force on 11 October 2020.