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New thresholds and requirements for the mandatory appointment of supervisory bodies or auditors in Italian limited liability companies

On June 17, 2019, the Italian Parliament passed Law No. 55/2019 (“Law”), thus amending and supplementing – in addition to those amendments provided for by the previous Legislative Decree No. 14/2019 – the audit and control statutory framework applicable to Italian limited liability companies. 

EU Directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain

​On April 17, 2019, the European Parliament and the Council enacted the Directive No. 2019/633 ("Directive") on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain.

A look into the future: Blockchain Technologies and Smart Contracts

​On February 11, 2019, the Italian Parliament enacted the Law No. 12/2019 ("Law") introducing – for the first time ever in the Italian statutory framework – a legal definition of "blockchain technologies" ("tecnologie basate su registri distribuiti") and "smart contracts".