Luc Frieden, the Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Budget, indicated that this bill was “neither an anti-Mittal, nor a pro-Arcelor law”. According to him, the Mittal-Acelor issue had only one incidence : “accelerating debates on this bill”. The minister invited the House of Commons to pass the text “as soon as possible”. Once voted, it would apply to takeover bids currently taking place.
The text sets a legal framework for takeover bids. It contains provisions to protect minority...