Legislation
Country cards of around 140 countries, containing a brief description of thelaws on commercial agency, distribution, franchising and other related matters, such as applicable law, jurisdiction and arbitration are avialable in this section.
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ITALY
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Commercial Agency |
The EEC 653/86 Directive has been implemented in Italy, by amending |
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Distribution |
Distribution contracts are not governed by specific statutory provisions. |
Franchising |
Franchising is governed by Law No. 129 of May 6, 2004 ( |
Antitrust |
Law |
Applicable law |
EU Reg. n. 593/2008 (Rome I) applies to contracts signed after 17-12-2009 within the EU Member States (excluded Denmark). Contracts signed before 17-2-2009 within the EU and extra-EU contracts are governed by Law 218/1995 on international private law ( |
Jurisdiction |
EU Regulation n. 1215/2012 applies within the EU Member States. The 2007 Lugano Convention applies to the relations with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. As far as relations with countries outside EU and EFTA are concerned, Articles 3 et seq. of Law 218/1995 ( |
Arbitration |
Arbitration is governed by |