The Legislative Decree no. 116 of September 3rd, 2020 implemented two of the Directives of the Circular Economy Package into the Italian legal system
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Italy signs the Manifesto for the Hydrogen Technologies
The Manifesto establishes the commitment of the signatory governments to cooperate on large-scale projects
Brexit – social security impact – INPS change of direction
INPS through note n°. 4805 of 22/12/2020, amends the position previously taken, about A1 certificate
“Easy free back”
The Italian Customs Authorities introduced a simplified procedure for the reintroduction under customs relief of the goods previously exported, as part of the sales performed using the e-commerce platforms.
Tax disputes in the EU: further Italian implementation of the Directive
The Revenue Agency published the (awaited) functioning rules concerning the EU tax dispute resolution mechanism..
Call for tenders for the funding of research and development projects of general interest for the electric sector
Approved the Decree "Call for tender for research projects" which provides for a funding of 16 million euro to be assigned to research projects aimed at technical and technological innovation of general interest for the electric sector.
Brexit – Immigration news – new process for UK citizens in Italy
Following Brexit, British citizens will no longer be considered EU citizens as of 01.01.2021.
Italy – Digital Service Tax – Public consultation over the draft secondary regulation
Starting from January 1, 2020, Italy unilaterally introduced a “digital service tax”.
Brexit & Tax Controversy: UK withdraws from European instruments for resolution of tax disputes
On 1st December 2020, HMRC (i.e. UK Tax Authority) announced that the UK will withdraw from the European Dispute Resolution Directive no. 2017/1852 (DRD) and from the European Arbitration Convention no. 90/436/EEC (AC) and at the end of the transition period, i.e. on 31 December 2020.
The EDPB Recommendations: International Data Transfer after Schrems II
In the aftermath of the Court of Justice of the European Union decision in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18; respectively, the “Court” and “Schrems II”) , last November 10th, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) has published Recommendations 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data (“Recommendations 01”) and Recommendations 02/2020 on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures (“Recommendations 02”) , to assist European data exporters to comply with their obligations to lawfully transfer personal data outside the EEA.