OBS_VALUE: EU Regulation 2019/452 stipulates that Member States may maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments in their territory on the grounds of security or public order. Following this, the Netherlands adopted the Act on Security Screening of Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions (also known as the Vifo Act) which covers a broad range of transaction activities in sectors deemed of national interest and for developing technologies. The new Dutch scheme imposes mandatory notification and clearance by the Dutch Investment Screening Bureau (BTI), which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate.