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CONSTRUCTION CREDIT LICENCE
The new provision of Art. 27, Legislative Decree 81/2008 introduces the obligation to possess a credit licence for contractors operating on construction sites as of 1/10/2024, with the aim of improving the safety of workers in the workplace.The obligation extends to companies and self-employed workers who work at temporary or mobile construction...
THE RIGHT TO REPAIR – EU Directive 1799/2024
Modern society has long been based on a so-called linear economy model, i.e. ‘production-consumption-discard’, but limited resources and increasingly evident climate change are forcing us as individuals to seriously reflect on our consumption habits. In recent years, the European Union, in the wake of these considerations, has become a clear...
R.E.C. – RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMUNITIES
In the current geo-political climate, energy independence and ecological transition are key objectives in the political agendas of many European states. One of the most recent developments is the Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), which, by putting individual actors 'at the center', are based on the concept of sharing and the active and...
Entry into force of the Codice della Crisi d’Impresa e dell’Insolvenza: the main novelties
As of 15 July 2022, the Codice della Crisi d’Impresa e dell’Insolvenza (Legislative Decree No. 14/2019) came into force. Among the new features of the discipline, we would like to point out the following: Negotiated crisis resolution (Composizione negoziata della crisi) The alert procedure initially envisaged has been definitively set aside, but...
Vat variation notes: what changes after the decreto Sostegni-bis
As from 26 May 2021, VAT downward variation notices are to be proposed as from the moment the supplier is subject to insolvency proceedings, no longer at their end. In accordance with the VAT rules, when an invoice is issued, the tax must be paid. If the tax or the taxable amount subsequently varies, the taxpayer may use the instrument of...
What the “Italian Torpedo” is and why it could come back
Food, culture, history and... slow trials: this is what we are famous for abroad. The expression 'Italian Torpedo', in private international law, refers to the act of bringing a case before a court in a country that suffers from long delays in judicial proceedings, such as Italy, in order to delay the resolution of the dispute in possible...