Greenland’s defense agreement and investment screening in sensitive sectors
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What rights does an investment in the same port confer?
Consider a hypothetical Greenland port where the same foreign company could supply equipment or acquire an ownership stake in the operator with access to private logistics information. To apply the investment clause, check whether the port is in a designated sensitive sector, where the investor is from, and whether the deal confers control or access to information. Then check whether the agreement is in force and whether the parties have agreed to an exception.
Check for yourself
- What different records would help assess security risk in the two contracts?
- After Greenland’s parliament approves the agreement, what record would establish that it has entered into force?
Limits of application
The port contracts are hypothetical. Screening for a real transaction depends on the date of application, domestic law and the rights conferred by the contract.
- What to look for
- Examine the different documents and procedures that govern military access, airport investment and mining in Greenland.
- Why it matters
- Separate signing from entry into force and identify what to check about an investor’s origin and rights in a sensitive-sector transaction.
Timeline
5 segmentsThe agreement supplements the existing defense arrangement and provides for Greenland to remain in NATO or apply if necessary in the event of independence. The investment clause depends on investor origin and the control, influence or access gained in sensitive sectors, with an exception by agreement among the parties. Entry into force requires diplomatic notification that Denmark and Greenland have completed the necessary parliamentary procedures.