In brief This alert discusses Italy’s first steps towards an easing of lockdown measures. On 26 April 2020 the Italian Government enacted a new decree aimed at easing some of the lockdown measures that are currently in place. Contents Here is a summary of the most important new provisions: Starting…
A new Covid19 related decree was enacted on April 1, 2020, that extended a number of measures aimed at preventing the spread of CoVid19 until April 13, 2020. Under this new decree, all currently suspended commercial and industrial manufacturing activities (click here for more details) will remain closed until April…
Following last week’s “Cure Italy Decree”, containing support measures for businesses impacted by Covid-19 (more on this decree here), the Italian Social Security Institution, INPS, and Regional Authorities around Italy have now issued instructions on how to present applications for various social shock absorbers, known in Italian as Cassa Integrazione…
On 25 March 2020, the Italian Government enacted another emergency decree with some important provisions that will affect businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. The decree provides that, until July 31, 2020, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health and Regional Authorities can adopt more restrictive measures applicable to all or…
COVID-19 Emergency Update: suspension of all commercial and manufacturing activity (with some limited exceptions) On March 22, 2020, the Italian Government enacted another decree on the Covid-19 crisis with some very important additional measures that all companies will need to comply with on the entire territory of Italy. The decree suspends…
On March 18, 2020, the Italian Government enacted a new decree (document in Italian here) with measures to support businesses and families during the Covid-19 crisis. Below is a summary of the main provisions: Social shock absorbers In case of reduced or suspended business activity due to Covid-19, certain existing…
In light of the surge of new cases of Covid-19, on 8 March 2020 the Italian Government enacted a number of incisive, restrictive measures in the attempt to contain the spread of the virus. Below is a summary of the new provision that are already in force. 1. Measures applicable…
On 9 March 2020, the Italian Government enacted a new decree, extending the restrictive measures initially foreseen only for the so-called “Orange Zone” to the entire territory of the Republic of Italy (more information on these measures in our last newsletter here). Yesterday’s decree also introduced the following, new measures:…
On 4 March 2020, the Italian Government enacted yet another decree with provisions aiming at containing the Covid-19 outbreak. While previous provisions issued for the so-called red and yellow zones continue to remain in place (you can read more about these here), the decree enacted yesterday extends certain measures to…
On 1 March 2020, the Italian Council of Ministers enacted a Decree (the document, in Italian, can be found here) with new provisions aimed at containing and managing the Covid-19 emergency. In particular, this Decree provides for different measures that apply to specific areas of the country. As a follow-up…