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Consultation on The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024

Summary

Technical consultation on draft regulations relating to the foreign state ownership of newspaper provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.

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Consultation description

On 26 March 2024 the government brought forward amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the DMCC Bill) to create a new foreign state intervention (FSI) regime for newspapers and periodic news magazines. This new regime will ban foreign state ownership, control, or influence over newspapers and news magazines. We will be bringing forward regulations which will create targeted and specific exemptions for specific types of passive investment up to a low threshold. This technical consultation is intended to provide an opportunity for newspapers businesses and other interested stakeholders to comment on the draft regulations.

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Published 9 May 2024