Italy plays a prominent role in EU AI Act negotiations and engages in political discussions for future laws.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”)
Currently, there are no specific laws,...more
5/23/2024
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Data Protection ,
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Technology
Legislative Decree no. 185/2021 ("Decree"), implementing Directive no. 2019/1/EU ("ECN+ Directive") into Italian law, entered into force on December 14, 2021.
The ECN+ Directive primarily aims at strengthening the powers...more
Consob initiated a public consultation concerning important new IPO rules aimed at simplifying and shortening the prospectus approval process and to reduce listing costs, which would bring Italian practice closer in line with...more
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the new rules governing expanded class action lawsuits in Italy entered into force. The new class action system applies to claims related to conducts put in place starting from today....more
Today, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the new rules governing expanded class action lawsuits in Italy entered into force.
The new system applies to claims related to conducts put in place starting from today. ...more
On 23 March 2021, the Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) sent to the Italian government its proposals for changes to the Italian competition law for inclusion in the “annual law for competition” pursuant to Article 47 of...more
Today, the Italian Competition Authority updated its merger control turnover thresholds. Effective today, 22 March 2021, Section 16(1) of Law no. 287 of 10 October 1990 requires prior notification of all mergers and...more
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more
4/24/2020
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Compliance ,
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Data Protection ,
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Employee Privacy Rights ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Italy ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Employees
Yesterday, the Italian Competition Authority updated its merger control turnover thresholds. Effective today, 23 March 2020, Section 16(1) of Law no. 287 of 10 October 1990 requires prior notification of all mergers and...more
Q1/ Applicable legislation -
(a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation?
Old legislation has been updated....more
12/23/2019
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Decedent Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
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European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Fines ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Freedom of Information ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Harmonization ,
Italy ,
Joint Control ,
Minor Children ,
National Identification Numbers ,
Nonprofits ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prior Authorization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Public Interest ,
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Sanctions
New Rules Governing Expanded Class Action Lawsuits in Italy to Take Effect on April 19, 2020 -
The old thinking that class actions are only a threat in the US is history. The latest European example is Italy, where on...more