CanadianForeignInvestmentReviewRegime加拿大外国投资法审核制度.ppt

Investment Canada Act (“ICA”)加拿大投资法（简称“ICA”） General Overview概述 Recent Notable Changes最近的显著变化 New thresholds新的投资门槛 National security review 国家安全审核 ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 Acquisition of control of a Canadian business by a non-Canadian非加拿大人或公司收购加拿大企业的控制权 a non-Canadian if ultimate ownership/control is outside of Canada如果最终所有权/控制权是在加拿大境外，则为非加拿大人或公司 acquisition of control is more than 50%, although there is a presumption of control at one-third of the voting shares of a corporation当收购股份超过50％，则确定为收购了控制权 （收购一家企业的三分之一有投票权的股份之后，一般当推定收购了控制权） ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 “Review” if over a financial threshold; or对超过资产价值门槛的“审核”；或 Post-closing notification, which is benign成交后的通报，并是良好通报 note: notice of a “cultural” business can be bumped to a review注：“文化”产业的通报可能要作进一步的审核。 ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 Industry specific regulation under the Investment Canada Act:依据《加拿大投资法》，针对特定行业的规定如下： “Cultural” businesses“文化”产业 National Security Review (discussed below in further detail) likely focus on subject matter of investment -- e.g. military, government contracts, nuclear/uranium, aerospace, radar, classified work, technologies, etc. 国家安全审核（下面再详细讨论）的重点专注于讨论投资方向 – 诸如军事、政府合同、核/铀、航空、雷达、保密工作、技术等 ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 Certain industries have specific foreign ownership restrictions (including uranium production, banking, air transportation and telecom)某些行业有特定的外国所有权（包括铀业、银行、航空运输和电信）的限制 ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 Financial thresholds are “book value” of assets金融财务门槛指“账面价值”的资产 greater than C$330 million for “WTO investors”如果投资方是来自于“世贸组织成员国”，审核门槛为3亿3千万加元的投资 greater than C$5 million for “cultural businesses” and non-WTO investors如果投资方是来自于非“世贸组织成员国”，或投资于“文化产业”领域，审核门槛为5百万加元 no review for “indirect” acquisitions of Canadian businesses (if “WTO”)一般来说（如果投资方是来自于“世贸组织成员国”），“间接”收购加拿大企业则无需进行审核 ICA: General OverviewICA：概述 If subject to review, Minister must be satisfied that transaction is “likely of net benefit to Canada”一旦必须接受联邦工业部部长的审查，部长必须确定并满足该项交易可能给加拿大带来净惠