FIFA World Cup 2022: a spotlight on the next big investment opportunity in Qatar This year, the world of soccer will be marked by an event destined to become part of the history of the sport. For the first time FIFA World Cup, the most watched sporting event of the world, will be played in [..Read more..]

Italian limited liability companies’ online incorporation: now possible with preset bylaws Following the adoption of the EU Directive 2019/115 into national law by Legislative Decree No. 183/2021, concerning the use of digital tools and processes in Company Law, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development has finally adopted the relevant implementing Regulations (No. 155/2022 of July [..Read more..]

Doing business in Italy: challenges and opportunities in 2022 If you’re an entrepreneur thinking about setting up your business in Italy as a foreigner, probably you should start getting to know better the challenges and the opportunities you could face. In particular, after everything that happened in 2020: as for any other country in the [..Read more..]

Climate change has entered political agendas in Italy since the advent of the Green Deal, which EU Countries joined in 2019. The goal is to achieve zero climate impact by 2050 and a net domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55% by 2030. It is not only the environmental situation that dominates [..Read more..]

What are the dual-use items? The so-called dual-use items are defined as products and technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes and are listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 821/2021. The content of said Regulation on the export control of dual-use items was recently updated by the Council of the [..Read more..]

Benefit Corporations The Benefit Corporations and their main characteristics The Italian Law n.208 of December 28th, 2015 (2016 Stability Law) has introduced in the Italian legal system the figure of “Benefit Corporations”, defining them in the Article 1 paragraph 376, as those companies which, in the exercise of an economic activity, in addition to the [..Read more..]

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The Ministerial Decree of December 28, 2020 has been published on no. 38 of February 15, 2021 of the Official Gazette. The decree adopted by the Ministry of Economic Development, which establishes the criteria and procedures for obtaining the tax benefits provided by Decree Law No. 34 of May 19, 2020 (so-called “Decreto Rilancio”) in [..Read more..]

The EORI number On December 31, 2020, the transition period for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union ends. From January 1, 2020, all companies moving goods and services to and from the UK will have to comply with a series of new administrative, customs and tax processes. The requirements that traders must follow [..Read more..]

“Resto al Sud” “Resto al Sud” is the new measure managed by Invitalia, aimed at encouraging young people to start their business activities in the Southern regions of Italy. The program is aimed at financing new production activities, both in the form of sole proprietorships or corporations, in industry, manufacturing, processing of agricultural products, fishing [..Read more..]

Last 6 October 2020, the EU Commission launched a new digital platform to support EU companies doing business with Iran. The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) dated 14 July 2015intended to put an end to all economic and financial sanctions imposed by the European Union in connection with the Iranian nuclear program. However, some [..Read more..]

The real estate simple partnership (“società semplice immobiliare”) is a type of partnership that does not carry out commercial activity as its only purpose is to hold real estate assets. The shares of a real estate partnership can also be held by foreign companies. There are many advantages for the incorporation of a real estate [..Read more..]