18.03.2021

Regulation (EU) 2017/352 and non-identification of complaint-handling authority

On 23 January 2017, the Council of the European Union approved Regulation (EU) 2017/352 [1] (“Reg. 2017/352”), which “establishes a regulatory framework for the provision of port services and common rules…

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18.03.2021

Discharge of sewage into port waters: application practices and regulatory uncertainties

With the introduction of a specific amendment to the Safety, port police and maritime services regulations of the port and roadstead of Civitavecchia [1], the Harbour Master’s Office of Civitavecchia has…

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18.03.2021

“Never Back Down”: Italian Port System Authorities do not give up and consider challenging the European Commission’s decision on taxation of Italian ports

We are once again returning to a subject that has been on everyone’s lips for years now: the taxation of Italian ports. Our readers will remember that, back in 2013, the European Commission opened an…

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18.03.2021

NRRP and funds for the renewal of the Italian ferry fleet: why State aid is possibile

In January, the Council of Ministers approved the latest draft of the “National Recovery and Resilience Plan” (“NRRP”). A draft that, especially in the light of the latest news on the political front, may…

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18.03.2021

Does the extension of concessions provided for by the so-called "Relaunch Decree" also apply to the extension of business and investment plans?

As is well known, our government has taken specific measures to deal with the drop in traffic in Italian ports caused by the pandemic and the serious economic consequences for maritime operators. These…

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10.03.2021

Female Lawyers in charge

Mag has made a first census of the female professionals that have managerial roles in the main active legal organizations in Italy. For Nctm we find Alessandra Donati, Roberta Guaineri, Lorena Possagno…

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09.03.2021

The provisions for adaptation of the Consolidated Finance Law to the Prospectus Regulation and public offerings of securities

Preamble With Legislative Decree No. 17 of 3 February 2021, issued by virtue of Article 9 of the 2018 European delegation law (Law No. 117 of 2019), the Italian legislator amended domestic regulations…

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02.03.2021

Judgment No. 28972 of the Supreme Court en banc of 15 September 2020 - filed on 17 December 2020

The nature of exclusive use in condominium – no "in rem right of exclusive use" The Supreme Court en banc[1] ruled on the nature of exclusive use in condominium and, namely, on the possibility of…

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12.02.2021

Legislative Decree No 187/2020 entered into force: significant amendments to the Private Insurance Code concerning insurance distribution

On 9 February 2021, Legislative Decree No. 187 of 30 December 2020 (the "Decree") entered into force. The Decree, adopted to integrate the provisions implementing Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the "IDD"),…

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11.02.2021

State aid and competition | Extension of the Temporary Framework for aid measures to support the economy

Preamble On 28 January 2021, the European Commission extended the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current emergency of COVID-19” (the “Temporary Framework”)…

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08.02.2021

Amazon, Google, but not only them. 2021 Budget Law obligations for providers of online brokerage services and search engines

Amazon, Google, but not only them. The increasingly frequent use by businesses of digital service providers (given the advantages – in terms of expanding business opportunities – that they can achieve)…

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08.02.2021

Recent amendments to the Italian Securitisation Law

Introduction This alert analyses the amendments made to Italian law no. 130 of 30 April 1999 on receivables securitisation (“Law 130”) by article 1, paragraphs 214 and 215 of Italian law no. 178 of 30…

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