The Regulation on instant credit transfers published in the Official Journal of the EU

On March 19, 2024, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union Regulation (EU) 2024/886 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 13, 2024, amending Regulations (EU) No. 260/2012 and (EU) 2021/1230 and Directives 98/26/EC and (EU) 2015/2366 as regards instant credit transfers in euro and will enter into force on April 8, 2024 ("Instant Payment Regulation").

Subscription by the Italian Republic to the Additional Protocol concerning the electronic consignment note (e-CMR)

On March 4, 2024, the Italian Chamber of Deputies definitively approved the subscription of the Italian Republic to the Additional Protocol of the Convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road concerning the electronic consignment note (i.e. e-CMR), stipulated in Geneva on February 20, 2008. By adhering to this additional protocol, the use of the e-CMR is also allowed by the operators in Italy.

The new tax credit provided for the Transition Plan 5.0

It officially came into force with the publication in the Official Gazette n.52 of 2 March 2024 - the so-called Decree PNRR IV (Legislative Decree n.19/2024) - containing further urgent provisions for the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The Decree, in art. 38, provides for a new "Transition Plan 5.0", which represents a new program aimed at promoting investments aimed at energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy and the training of employees.

Opening of the Register of the certifiers and deadline to access the advertising bonus

On 21 February 2023, the Ministry of Businesses and Made in Italy (“MIMIT”) published the implementing containing the regulations for the certification of tax credit in the field of R&D, technological innovation, design and aesthetic ideation. This decree established the methods and deadlines for submitting applications for registration in the Register of tax credit certifiers.