Recital 19 Foreign ownership of critical infrastructure

In accordance with applicable Union and national law, including Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council(⁷)Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79 I, 21.3.2019, p. 1)., which establishes a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments in the Union, the potential threat posed by foreign ownership of critical infrastructuremeans an asset, a facility, equipment, a network or a system, or a part of an asset, a facility, equipment, a network or a system, which is necessary for the provision of an essential service; within the Union is to be acknowledged because services, the economy and the free movement and safety of Union citizens depend on the proper functioning of critical infrastructuremeans an asset, a facility, equipment, a network or a system, or a part of an asset, a facility, equipment, a network or a system, which is necessary for the provision of an essential service;.