Legal Issues in the European Unions Anti-Cross Border Subsidy Measures: A Study

Abstract

This article provides a panoramic overview of the "Foreign Subsidies Regulation" that passed on June 30, 2022 and officially took effect throughout the European Union on July 13, 2023. It conducts a deep analysis of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation through the background analysis and discusses why is the Foreign Subsidies Regulation made. Then the basic provisions of the Foreign Subsidies Regulations are discussed in detail from the aspects of the definition of foreign subsidies, distortive effects, review procedures of foreign subsidies, and implementing agencies. In future, most of the non-EU companies doing business in Europe could be subject to the European Commission's new rules on foreign subsidies. Then this article provides an objective analysis of access for companies investing in Europe. By discussing the possible influence, this article identifies strategies for non-EU countries' companies investing in Europe from four aspects:compliance management, corporate mergers and acquisitions and investment, public procurement and corporate financing. Hope the suggestions in this article can be helpful.