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1 Services Directive: Assessment of Implementation Measures in Member States National Report Italy Part Two: Analysis of national requirements in specific service sectors

2 This National Report has been prepared by Claudio Matera for. under Contract No MARKT/2011/035/E1/ST/OP with the European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services. The views expressed herein are those of the consultants alone and do not necessarily represent the official views of the European Commission.. (Belgium), 15 rue Blanche, B-1050,, tel: ; Fax ; emma.psaila@milieu.be; web address:

3 National Report Part Two Analysis of national requirements in specific service sectors TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 1. Introduction Retail Tourism Food and beverages Real Estate Education Crafts, construction and certification services Regulated Professions Conclusions... 40

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5 ABBREVIATIONS DIA Dichiarazione di inizio attività (declaration on the commencement of activity) National Implementing Law National Implementing Law of the Professional Qualifications Directive PQD Decreto legislativo n.59 del 26/ marzo 2010 in attuazione della direttiva 2006/123/CE relative ai servizi nel mercato interno Decreto legislativo 9 novembre 2007, n.206 in attuazione della direttiva 2005/36/CE relative al riconoscimento delle qualifiche professionali, nonche della direttiva 2006/100/CE che adegua determinate direttive sulla libera circolazione delle persone a seguito dell adesione di Bulgaria e Romania Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) SCIA Segnalazione Certificata di Inizio Attività (certified Announcement on the commencement of activity Services Directive Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market

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7 1. Introduction National measures implementing Articles 14, 15 and 16(2) of the Services Directive Italy implemented Articles 14, 15 and 16(2) of the Services Directive through the adoption of Decreto Legislativo 59/2010 (the Italian implementing law), which is a horizontal instrument. The Decreto Legislativo 59/2010 contains provisions which literally transpose the wording of these Articles into the national implementing law. Article 14 of the Services Directive has been transposed into Italian legislation by the means of Article 11 of the Italian implementing law. In relation to the transposition of Article 14 of the Services Directive into the Italian system one specification is needed. Article 14 of the Services Directive contains eight prohibited requirements whereas Article 11 of the Italian implementing legislation contains only seven prohibited requirements. More precisely Article 14(6) of the Services Directive seems prima facie missing from the Italian implementing legislation. Article 14(6) of the Services Directive requires Member States to remove requirements that may exist providing for competing operators to be involved in taking of individual decisions by the competent authorities. The Italian legislator has however implemented this provision in another article: Article 18 of the Italian implementing law prohibits, in relation to authorisation procedures, the direct or indirect participation of competing operators in decision-making procedures. In relation to Article 15 of the Services Directive, its implementation into the Italian legal system has been carried out by Article 12 of the Italian implementing law. This provision clearly conditions the validity of the eight requirements mentioned in the Services Directive and reproduced into the Italian provisions to the principles of non-discrimination, necessity and proportionality that are also well transposed into the national provision in question. Article 16(2) of the Services Directive is reflected in Article 21 of the Italian implementing law. In this respect the national instrument reproduces correctly the prohibited requirements indicated by the Services Directive and affirms that derogations to the prohibitions must be justified on grounds of public policy, public security, public health and protection of the environment. As a general note on cross-border service providers, it must be stressed that according to Article 20 of the Italian implementing law, cross-border service providers are freed from the administrative requirements otherwise imposed in case of establishment. This means that according to the Italian implementing law, service providers established in another Member State are not required to comply with the requirements usually applicable to service providers established in Italy. At the same time, Article 20(2) of the national implementing law holds that the requirements valid for service providers established in Italy are also valid for cross-border service providers established in another Member State only when justified by reasons of public policy, public security, protection of health and protection of the environment, non-discriminatory and proportionate. The national implementing law, however, does not specify when and which authorities are in charge of this decision; therefore there is no certainty for service providers established in another Member State in respect to this. This uncertainty depends also on the fact that the different laws regulating the access to professions and other economic activities do not contain any special or specific provision for the cross-border provision of services, thus adding to the uncertainty on whether, how and to what extent local authorities can impose requirements applied to service providers established in Italy and/or such as the ones enshrined in Article 15 of the Services Directive. In light of the above, the Italian implementing law would implement, in principle, Articles 14, 15 and 16(2) because the Italian legislator has, to a large extent, simply transposed the wording of the Services Directive into the national instrument. In this respect, the horizontal nature of the Italian implementing law on the one side, and the normative superiority of the Italian implementing law vis-àvis other conflicting norms should ensure, in principle a sound implementation of Articles 14, 15 and National Report for Italy, July 2011 /1

8 16(2). However, as pointed out in Part I of the National Report, this technique does not suffice to exclude the possibility of the erroneous application of those conflicting norms that have not been expressly abrogated. Moreover, the ambiguity of the formulation of Article 20(2) of the Italian Implementing law does not permit a clear overview of the implementation in relation to cross-border service providers. Moreover, in relation to the communication of the implementing legislation to the European Commission, it must be stressed that the communicated pieces of legislation do not cover all the acts adopted at regional level and that the office in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Services Directive in Italy does not provide a complete list of legislative measures. 1 This lack of communication along with the fact that regional laws are not published in the national official journal creates considerable and serious uncertainty for analysts and operators in the market. Lastly, it must be emphasised that with the entry into force of the national law implementing the Services Directive Italy has dropped its previous system of authorisation schemes in favour of a lighter system of notifications and declarations. With the Legge 122/2010 (general law on finance and competitiveness) the Italian legislator has introduced the Segnalazione Certificata di Inizio Attivita (Certified notification on the commencement of activity). According to Article 49 of that law Each act of authorisation, licence, concession, or however named permission, including applications for registration in associations or roles required for the exercise of entrepreneurial activity, trade or craft to be issued only with proof of dependent requirements and conditions prescribed by law or by administrative measures to general content ( ) is replaced by a notification made by the interested person. ( ) The notification can be made by mail or online and ( ) the activity object of the notification can be commenced on the same day in which the notification is made. This law replaces the reference to other types of declarations mentioned in the pre-existing laws implementing the Services Directive and is supposed to enhance access to the Italian market. 1 National Report for Italy, July 2011 /2

9 2. Retail 2.1 Overview The main piece of legislation taken into consideration for this analysis is the Italian implementing law of the Services Directive. Articles 65 to 71 of the Italian implementing law directly regulate and modify the existing laws in relation to retail. Because of the division of competences between the central government and the regions, this survey has taken into consideration all the regional and national legislation available. It must be stressed that according to the Italian constitutional law (Article 117 of the Italian Constitution), retail activities, in principle, fall within the competence of the Italian regions. Therefore, the national legislation regulates only the fundamental aspects of retail activities or administrative procedures. In light of the foregoing, the national implementing law is supplemented by all the different regional provisions relating to the regulation of retail activities. In the aftermath of the entry into force of the national law implementing the Services Directive, the different Regions of Italy have adopted a series of legislative and administrative provisions aiming to implement the Services Directive. In order to do so, three techniques have been used: the first technique consisted of the adoption of horizontal instruments that modified all the relevant regional legislation affected by the Services Directive; the second technique used was based on the modification of the existing regional laws to bring them in line with the Services Directive; finally, the regions have often simply adopted (interpretative) circulars where the legislative and administrative authorities set out how the pre-existing legislation must be applied in the light of the entry into force of the Services Directive on the one hand and in the light of the national implementing law on the other. Yet there are some regions in Italy in which it is difficult to say whether the Services Directive and the Italian implementing law have had an impact on the existing laws: this is the case of Basilicata, Molise, and Sicilia. National Law Decreto legislativo 59/2010 (Italian implementing law of the Services Directive) Legge 6 Agosto 2008 n.133 (inter alia on petrol stations) Decreto Legislativo 128/2006 (Petrol Stations) Legge 239/2004 (Retail of Gas) Decreto Legislativo 128/206 (Consumer protection) Legge 23/2004 (Energy) Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 1269/1971 (Petrol Stations) Decreto Legislativo n.114 (national law reforming commerce) Decreto Legislativo 112/1998 in attuazione della seguente Legge 59/1997 (Semplification of administrative procedures) Decreto legge 745/1970 convertito con Legge 1034/1970 (Petrol Stations on highways) Decreto Legislativo 114/1998 (Reform of the retail and commercial sectors) Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 14 Luglio 1995 n.376 (Commerce of mushrooms) Codice Civile (Italian Civil Code) Regions Regione Piemonte L.R. 30 dicembre 2009, n. 38 (regional law implementing the Services Directive) Legge regionale 44/2000 (regional law on the distribution of administrative competences between the region and the local authorities) Delibera della Giunta Regionale 2 Aprile 2001 n , (Retail activities in public spaces) National Report for Italy, July 2011 /3

10 Regione Veneto Delibera della Giunta regionale n del 3 agosto 2010 (Decision of the regional government on the implementation of the Services Directive) Legge regionale 21 settembre 2007, n.29 (commerce and retail) Delibera della Giunta Regionale 26 Maggio 2004 n.1562 (petrol stations) Legge regionale 23 Ottobre 2003 n.23(petrol stations) Legge regionale 19 Agosto 2006 n.23, (Commerce of mushrooms ) Legge regional e 7/2005 (Provisions on the reorganization and simplification of rules ) Legge regionale 19/2003 (Provisions on the reorganization and simplification of rules) Legge regionale 6 Aprile 2001 n.10, (Retail activities in public spaces) Delibera della Giunta regionale 2 Agosto 2005 n.2113 Legge regionale 15/2004 (Commencement of retail activities) Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale 9 Novembre 2001 n.2956 (Collectables and antiques) Legge regionale 6 Aprile 2001 n.10 (retail activities on open public areas) Legge regionale 19 Agosto 1996 n.23 (Commerce of Mushrooms) Regione Lazio Legge regionale 8/2001 (Petrol Stations) Legge regionale 33/99 (Large retail stores) Legge regionale 5 Agosto 1998 n.32 (Retail of Mushroom) Legge regionale 33/1999, articles 39 and 43 (Regional law on Commerce and retail) Legge regionale 14/1991 (Fairs and Markets) Regione Umbria Legge regionale del 16 Febbraio 2010 n. 15 (regional law implementing the Services Directive) Legge regionale 13/2003, (Petrol Stations) Legge regionale 6/2000 (Retail activities in public spaces) Regione Abruzzo Legge Regionale 5/2010 (Regional law implementing the Services Directive) Legge regionale 20/2009 (Petrol Stations) Legge regionale 10/2005 (Petrol Stations) Regione Lombardia Legge regionale 2 /02/2010, n.6, (Single Text on Commerce, Retail and Fairs) Legge regionale 16 Agosto 1993 n.26 (Breeding for commercial purposes) Regione Friuli Vemezia Giulia Legge regionale 21 luglio 2008, n. 7 (regional law implementing the Services Directive) Legge regionale 5 Dicembre 2005 n.29, ( Fair trade retail activities) Legge regionale 16 Gennaio 2002 n.2 Regione Marche Law n.27 of 10 Novembre 2009 (single text on commerce) Regione Liguria Legge regionale 2 Gennaio 2007 n.1 (Single text for Commerce and retail) Regione Piemonte Legge Regionale 30 Dicembre 2009, n.38 "Disposizioni di attuazione della direttiva 2006/123/CE del Parlamento Europeo e del Consiglio relative ai servizi del mercato interno." National Report for Italy, July 2011 /4

11 Circolare protocollo.n. 4865/DB1701 cl del 7/06/2010 "applicazione del decreto legislativo 26 marzo 2010, N. 59 "Attuazione della direttiva 2006/123/CE relativa ai servizi nel mercato interno"; aspetti rilevanti agli effetti della normativa regionale in materia di commercio." Regione Puglia Legge regionale 24 Luglio 2001 n.18 (Retail activities on public spaces) 2.2 Prohibited requirements - Article 14 analysis Article 14 checklist Reference Prohibited requirements 14(1) Requirements based directly or indirectly on nationality or residency Finding Notes Situation preimplementatioimplementation Situation post- X X Authorisations for certain retail activities can be given only by the Municipality where the entrepreneur has his/her residence or where the legal person is established. A retail service provider established in another Member State would thus not obtain the authorisation. This type of requirement has been found in the following laws: - Articles 23(1), 24(1), 42(1) of the Regional Law of the Marche Region, Law n.27 of 10 Novembre 2009 ( single text on commerce) And -Article 34(2) 106 of Legge Regionale Liguria n1 of 2007 (Single text for Commerce and retail.) Similarly, Article 24 of the Legge Regionale 2 febbraio n. 6 of the Lombardia Region on commerce and retail activities, holds that the authorisation for itinerant retail activities is given by the municipality where the individual (or the legal person) is resident. 14(5) Economic tests None identified 14(6) Involvement of competing operators None identified in the decisions of competent authorities 14(7) Obligations to obtain financial None identified guarantees or insurances from operators established in the same Member State Findings with respect to the Article 14 prohibitions At national level, no requirements falling under the scope of Article 14 of the Services Directive were found in the legislation concerning retail as indicated by the Italian implementing law. Moreover, in National Report for Italy, July 2011 /5

12 the light of Article 11 of the Italian implementing law, the prohibition of imposing any of the Article 14 requirements takes precedence over any pre-existing and conflicting provisions. At regional level however, the situation is rather different. A number of rules that are incompatible with Article 14 of the Services Directive were identified. More specifically, regional laws such as those identified in the checklist concerning Article 14 often require that the Dichiarazione di inizio attivita (DIA, Declaration on the commencement of activity) and/or any other authorisation procedure must be done at the point of single contact/city council/chamber of commerce where the service provider is resident, not where he intends to exercise the activities. This clearly is an indirectly discriminatory requirement as it impedes non-residents from complying with registration schemes. The review has not identified any other Article 14 prohibited requirements in the retail sector. 2.3 Requirements to be evaluated - Article 15 analysis Article 15(2) checklist Reference Requirements to be evaluated Finding Notes 15(2)(a) Quantitative or territorial restrictions X A number of legal instruments at national and regional level allow the imposition of quantaiive and territorial restrictions on authorisations for retail activities in order to promote the sustainable development of local economies (Article 70(3) of the National implementing law; Article 4 Regional Law 6/2010, Lombardia region Legge regionale 2 /02/2010, n.6, (Single Text on Commerce, Retail and Fairs); Article 3 of Legge regionale 2 gennaio 2007, n.1, Liguria region) (Single text for Commerce and retail.) Findings with respect to the Article 15 elements for evaluation, including justification analyses National level The Italian implementing law contains one Article 15(2) requirement in relation to retail in public areas, i.e. markets: Article 70(3) of the national implementing law states that the number of authorisations granted for the exercise of such activities might be limited in relation to the population density and other indicators such as geographical sustainability. 2 Article 70(3) of the Italian implementing law clearly allows for restrictions on the conferral of authorisations in relation to retail activities in public areas, e.g. public markets or other types of retail activities in public areas. The restrictions envisaged by the aforementioned article are there to ensure a balanced access to the space by all service providers on an equal basis and to allow the largest number of service providers to operate in a certain area. At the same time however, Article 70(3) allows restrictions on the conferral of authorisations also in relation to factors such as protection of the environment, and protection of the cultural and historical heritage of a certain area. As the exercise of these types of activities depends on decisions of local authorities (municipalities) concerning the size of the public area available and the number of authorisations, it is impossible to ascertain concretely the way in which this discretion is exercised by the competent authorities. However, it is possible that local regulations at municipal level furnish clearer rules on how such decisions are taken. This falls in line with the division of competences between central and local authorities, with the caveat that such local rules would have to respect the principles enshrined in the national rules. This national provision is mentioned in the Commission Staff Working Paper on the 2 The relevant specific law is Article 28(13) of Decreto legislativo n.114. Article 28(13) of Decreto legislativo contains the criteria that municipalities must use in order to decide whether or not to grant an authorisation for retail in open public areas. National Report for Italy, July 2011 /6

13 mutual evaluation process which however does not go beyond reporting it. Without undertaking a practical study on the implications of this provision, it seems that the provision in question is objectively aiming to protect the balance between different retailers within a specific area. At the same time, these restrictions most likely hinder access to a determined market area for those who do not reside in the area in question, as they are less likely to know if and when new authorisations to exercise retail activities will be given in that specific town or province. Lastly it must be emphasised that since the liberalisation of 1998 with Decreto Legislativo 114/1998, 3 a first liberalisation in relation to legal form requirements for itinerant retailers was adopted and allowed companies and single entrepreneurs to obtain the authorisation for itinerant retail activities. 4 Article 70 paragraph 1 of the Italian law implementing the Services Directive completes that liberalisation and affirms that all types of legal persons as well as individual entrepreneurs can obtain the authorisation for itinerant retail activities. Paragraph 5 of the same provision confers to the Conferenza delle Regioni e Provincie Autonome (Assembly of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces of Italy) the power to establish the criteria that local city councils will have to respect when conferring authorisations for itinerant retail activities. Paragraph 5 of Article 70 of the national implementing law affirms nonetheless that: (1) the criteria established must not discriminate on the basis of the legal form possessed by the applicants and that (2) the criteria can differ from the ones contained in Article 16 of the national implementing law. The implementation of paragraph 5 of Article 70 of the national implementing law, however, is still in progress: on 7 July 2011 the Assembly of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces of Italy published a circular 5 in which the Assembly demanded a clarification in relation to the types of criteria that they can impose for the concession of authorisations related to itinerant retail activities. Regional level Many regional laws listed at the beginning of this Section provide for territorial restrictions when it comes to (i) large retail facilities (over 250 square metres) and (ii) retail activities in public (open) spaces (including markets). This is the case of Liguria s single text for commerce and retail which defines the parameters on authorisations for retail activities. 6 Another interesting example is Marche s law on commerce: in this case Article 11 indicates the parameters that should guide the concession of authorisations for retail activities. 7 Clauses restricting the availability of authorisations to engage in retail activities appear to be usually justified by regional laws under the heading of sustainable urban and regional development, which could be understood as falling within the definition of overriding reasons relating to the public interest. Before the adoption of the services directive, Italian regions were allowed to impose territorial restrictions to the opening of petrol stations. However these rules have been liberalised already with Article 17of legge 133/2008 (Conversion into law, with amendments, of Decreto Legge of 25 June 2008, No 112, containing urgent provisions for economic development, simplification, competitiveness, the stabilization of public finance and tax equalization); yet, the abrogation of preexisting regional and municipal rules on the opening of petrol stations still allows municipalities and regions to establish where petrol stations must be open in relation to environment protection and urban planning. As a consequence of this, the opening of petrol stations in Italy can be the object of territorial restrictions linked to the protection of the environment and urban planning. 3 This law abrogated law n.398 of 19/05/1976 on retail and commerce 4 Articles 2 and 28 of Decreto legislativo 114/98 5 Attuazione dell articolo 70, comma 5 del Dlgs 59/2010, (Implementation of Article 70, paragraph 5 of D.Lgs 59/2010), 6 Legge regionale 2 Gennaio 2007 n.1 (Single text for commerce and retail) 7 See article 11 of Law n.27 of 10 Novembre 2009 (Single text on commerce) National Report for Italy, July 2011 /7

14 Like in the text of Article 70(3) of the national implementing law, the justifications given at national and regional level are rather circular and relate to public policy and public health but mostly to the protection and safeguarding of a sustainable development within the territory of municipalities. From the analysis conducted, the kind of provisions analysed here potentially restrict access to and exercise of retail services. 2.4 Restrictions to the freedom to provide services - Article 16(2) analysis Article 16(2) checklist Reference Prohibited requirements Finding Notes 16(2)(a) Obligation to have an establishment in the territory where the service is provided X Most regions had this requirement for retail activities in open public areas (like markets) in place prior to the entry into force of the Services Directive, but the requirement in question has now been abolished. However, the situations reported in relation to Article 14(1) of the Services Directive could be interpreted as an (indirect) obligation to have an establishement where the service is provided thus affecting crossborder service providers. 16(2)(b) Obligation to obtain an authorisation or a registration X Certain retail activities can be notified/declared only at the Municipality where the entrepreneur and or the legal person are established. A retail service provider established in another Member State would thus not obtain the authorisation. This type of requirement was found in the following laws: Articles 23(1) and 24(1), 42(1) of the Regional Law of the Marche Region, Law n.27 of 10 November 2009 (single text on commerce) The same type of problem exists in relation to retail activities in open public areas (like market stalls): Article 42(2) of the Regional Law of Marche implementing the Services Directive links the duty to notify the commencement of the activity with having residence or establishment in Marche. Articles 34(2), 106 and 107 of Legge Regionale Liguria n1 of 2007 (Single text for Commerce and retail), Article 34(2) on the exercise of itinerant retail activities, Articles 106 and 107 on retail through communication systems (TV etc.) and door-to-door retail activities respectively. In these cases there is a need to declare the activity in the region where the service provider has his residency which amounts to indirect discrimination as there is no possibility to register unless you live in Italy. Similarly, Article 24 of the Legge Regionale 2 febbraio n. 6 of the Lombardia Region on commerce and retail activities imposes a notification scheme for carrying out itinerant retail activities. This authorisation is given by the municipality where the individual (or the legal person) is resident. All the regional laws on retail impose an obligation to declare the commencement of activity and register National Report for Italy, July 2011 /8

15 for every type of retail activity, ambulant and permanent. This declaration allows the immediate commencement of retail activities, but the authorities are obliged to check for the service providers conformity with the normative standards. Regional laws do not give an express justification for imposing this requirement. 16(2)(c) Ban on setting up an infrastructure None identified 16(2)(d) Application of specific contractual None identified arrangements between the service provider and the recipient restricting the provision of the service by the self-employed 16(2)(e) Obligation to possess a specific identity document 16(2)(f) Requirements affecting the use of None identified equipment 16(2)(g) Restrictions on recipients None identified X Article 24(2) of the Regional law of Marche on retail activities: obligation for door-to-door sellers to exhibit an ID card stating: name, picture, name of the company and signature of the head of the enterprise for which the seller is working. Findings with respect to the Article 16(2) prohibitions, including justification analyses The most common requirement falling within the scope of the Services Directive found in the different regional legal measures analysed concerns the (indirect) obligation to be established in the place where the service is provided. This is so, because the regional instruments impose the obligation of the registration of the activity within the municipality where the individual or the legal person in question resides. Even though with the entry into force of the Services Directive all pre-existing requirements concerning authorisation schemes and registrations have been made less stringent and turned into declarations of commencement of activity (Dichiarazione di inizio attivita), the nexus between residence and registration is still there and registration is compulsory for every activity falling within the retail sector. Moreover the declaration of commencement of activity has often been replaced by what is now called a SCIA Segnalazione Certificata di Inizio Attività (Certified Announcement on the Commencement of Activity) that serves the same purposes as registration and allows the service provider to lawfully provide his services immediately. In this respect it must be emphasised that the requirements in question should not be imposed on cross-border service providers because Article 20 of the national implementing law clearly affirms that the requirements imposed on established service providers are not applicable to cross-border service providers established in other Member States. However, this conclusion is not contained in the sectorspecific laws and this might lead to legal uncertainty. Moreover, this type of requirement has been found in regional laws where Article 20 of the Italian implementing law is usually not mentioned, and no justification on grounds of public policy, public security, public health and protection of the environment is provided. In relation to other requirements falling within Article 16 of the Services Directive, only one law requires service providers to possess an identification card. Also here, no justification is provided. 2.5 Conclusions for retail sector The review of national and regional legislation in the retail sector shows that there are a number of requirements falling within the scope of Articles 14, 15 or 16 of the Services Directive. In relation to Article 14, it has been emphasised that a number of regions still maintain a link between the provision of retail services with residency whereas in relation to Article 15 it has been highlighted how national and regional laws allow for quantitative and territorial restrictions. The latter type of National Report for Italy, July 2011 /9

16 restrictions are always said to be in place for reasons linked to a harmonious development and sustainability of local economies. The rationale for the latter type of rules, however is rather circular: regional laws and Article 70(3) of the national implementing law allow for such type of restrictions but do not set clear procedures for the decision making process. In relation to Article 16(2) requirements, the national and regional laws analysed raise issues of compatibility. The Italian authorities would not appear to have sufficiently demonstrated the existence of any reasons justifying the existence of such requirements. On the other hand, authorisation schemes have been made less stringent: economic operators can now register their activity and immediately start to work on the basis of the SCIA (Certified Announcement on the Commencement of Activity) that has replaced the DIA (Declaration on the Commencement of Activity) since July In conclusion, the retail sector still presents requirements that would appear to be in conflict with the Services Directive and which have not been addressed as part of the implementation process. National Report for Italy, July 2011 /10

17 3. Tourism 3.1 Overview According to Article 117 of the Italian Constitution, the tourism sector falls within the concurrent competence of the National State and the Regions. However, the regional laws and regulations outnumber the national ones. This is reflected in the fact that no provision of the national implementing law of the Services Directive directly touches upon the tourism sector. In relation to the regional laws on tourism it must be emphasised that these cover a wide range of activities (from travel agencies to ski instructors) and that the Italian regions have a wide discretion in this sector. Often, Italian laws (national and regional) require operators to be enrolled in a certain category of professionals. Because of the wide range of activities that can potentially fall within the scope of tourism-related legislation it may occur that some professions such as ski instructor are regulated by tourism-related laws rather than sports-related ones. This is the case of regions such as Trentino Alto Adige-Sud Tirol and Veneto. As a consequence it may be the case that to work as a ski instructor an individual has to fulfil certain specific requirements that differ in each region. Not only are ski instructors a regulated profession in Italy, but they are also highly regulated at regional level. Similar complexities affect the following regulated professions in the tourism sector: tourist guide, travel agent and mountain guide. Furthermore, other activities that do not belong to the regulated professions are also the object of a series of requirements stemming from central and local legislation. For instance, to open an Agriturismo (a hotel/bed and Breakfast type of activity characterised by the fact that the location in question is linked with agricultural activities) an entrepreneur must comply with the regulations for farmers (imprenditore agricolo) in order to use the Agriturismo name for his touristic activity. National Legislation Legge 17/05/1983, n.217 (General law on tourism) Legge 20 febbraio 2006, n. 96 (Agriturismo) Provincia autonoma di Trento -Delibera del Presidente della Provincia 13 Marzo 2003 n.5 Agriturismo (Hotels/Bed&Breakfast in farms) -Legge provinciale 19 Dicembre 2001 n.10 (Law on Agriturismo, wine streets and tasty roads) -Legge provinciale 17 marzo 1988 n.9 (Travel Agencies) Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Legge provinciale 19 Febbraio 2001 n.5 (Ski Instructors) Decreto del Presidente della Giunta Provinciale 26 Gennaio 1993 n.4 (Ski Schools and instructors) Legge provinciale 13 Dicembre 1991 n.33 (Mountain guides) Regione Piemonte Legge regionale 30 Dicembre 2009 n.38 (Regional implementing law of the Services Directive) Legge regionale 23 Novembre 1992 n.50 (Ski instructors) Legge regionale 15 Aprile 1985 n.31 (Tourism) Legge regionale 31 Agosto 1979 n.54 (Campings) Regione Lazio Legge regionale 16/2008 (Tourism) National Report for Italy, July 2011 /11

18 Legge regionale 13/2007 (Tourism) Legge regionale 6 Agosto 1999 n.14 (Tourism) Legge regionale 3/2007 (Mountain guides) Regolamento regionale 26 Gennaio 2007 n.2 (SPAs and thermal waters) Legge regionale 2 Novembre 2006 n.14 (Agriturismo) Legge regionale 6 Agosto 1999 n.14 (Amdministrative procedures) Legge regionale 21/1996 (Ski Instructors) Legge regionale 50/1985 (Tourist guides) Legge regionale 9 Settembre 1983 n.59 (Ski resorts) Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia Decreto del Presidente della Regione 29 Ottobre 2002 n.330 (Sea resorts) Legge regionale 16 Gennaio 2002 n.2 (Tourism) Decreto del Presidente della Regione 7 Maggio 2002 n.127 (Travel Agencies) Decreto del Presidente della Regione 7 Maggio 2002 n.128 Affittacamere (Rental of rooms) Decreto del Presidente della Regione 16 Dicembre 1997 n.420 (Residenze polifunzionali) Regione Puglia Legge regionale 19 Dicembre 2008 n.37 (Tourist guides) Legge regionale 15 Novembre 2007 n.34 (Travel Agencies) Modificato dalla legge di attuazione della direttiva, la legge regionale 5/2010-Legge regionale 24 Luglio 2001 n.17 (Bed and Breakfast) Legge regionale 11 Febbraio 1999 n.11 (Tourism) Regione Basilicata Legge regionale 29 Marzo 1999 n.8 (Travel Agencies) Regione Umbria Regolamento regionale 12/2007 (Congresses and receptions) Legge regionale 18/2006 (Regional law on tourism) Regione Veneto Legge regionale 16/2010 (Tourism) Legge regionale 8 Novembre 2010 n.24 (Ski instructors and Ski schools) Legge regionale 3 Gennaio 2005 n. 2 (Ski Schools) Legge regionale 3 Gennaio 2005 n.1 (Mountain Guides) Regione Toscana Legge regionale 17 Gennaio 2005 n.14 (Ski Instructors and Ski Schools) Legge regionale 23 Marzo 2000 n.42 Legge regionale 23 Giugno 2003 n.30 (Agriturismo) Regione Lombardia Dgr Lombardia n.1062 del 22 Dicembre 2010 (Implementation of the Services Directive- Tourism and Commerce/Retail) Regolamento Regionale 6 Dicembre 2004 n.10 (Ski Schools) Legge regionale 31/2008 (Agriturismo) Regolamento regionale 4/2008 Legge 96/2006 (Agriturismo) Legge regionale 15/2007 (Holiday housing) Regione Abruzzo Legge regionale 18 Febbraio 2010 n.5 (regional law implementing the Services Directive) Legge regionale 16 Settembre 1998 n.86 (Mountain guides) Legge regionale 1/1998 (Travel Agencies) National Report for Italy, July 2011 /12

19 Legge regionale 32/1994 (Agriturismo) Legge regionale 16 Ottobre 1996 n.94 (Ski instructors) Regione Emilia Romagna Legge regionale 31 Marzo 2009 n.4 Agriturismo Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale 2 Novembre 2009 n.1693 Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale 10 Giugno 2002 n.969 (Agriturismo) Legge regionale 9 Dicembre 1993 n.42 modificata dalla legge regionale 12 febbraio 2010 n.4 (Ski Schools) Regione Sardegna Legge regionale 23 Giugno 1998 n.18 (Agriturismo) Regione Liguria Legge regionale 37/2007 (Agriturismo) Legge regionale 2/2008 (Tourism Sector) 3.2 Prohibited requirements - Article 14 analysis Article 14 checklist Reference Prohibited requirements 14(1) Requirements based directly or indirectly on nationality or residency Finding Situation preimplementatioimplementation Situation post- X X Notes In the following cases the provision of services in the tourism sector (such as for ski schools, ski instructors etc) is directly linked to residence within a certain region: X X X X X X X X X X Article 8 Legge provinciale 19 Febbraio 2001 n.5 provincia autonoma di Bolzano; Article 16 Decreto del Presidente della Giunta Provinciale 26 Gennaio 1993 n.4 Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; Article 5 Legge provinciale 13 Dicembre 1991 n.33 Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; Article 18 Legge regionale 50/1985 regione Lazio; Article 4 Regolamento Regionale 6 Dicembre 2004 n.10 Regione Lombardia; Article 91 Legge regionale 15/2007 Regione Lombardia; Articles 3 and 4 Legge regionale 16 Settembre 1998 n.86 modified by Legge regionale 18 Febbraio 2010 n.5 Regione Abruzzo; X Article 6 Legge regionale National Report for Italy, July 2011 /13

20 X 1/1998 modificata dalla Legge regionale 18 Febbraio 2010 n.5 Regione Abruzzo; Articles 3 and 6 Legge regionale 9 Dicembre 1993 n.42 modificata dalla legge regionale 12 febbraio 2010 n.4 Regione Emilia Romagna; 14(2) Requirements limiting the establishment of service providers to one Member State 14(3) Requirements limiting the choice of the service provider between principal and secondary establishment X X Obligation to reside within 50km from the location where the Bed & Breakfast activity is carried, Regione Puglia, Legge Regionale 24 luglio 2001 n.17 None identified X X The establishment as a ski instructor in another Member State or another Italian region limits the possibility to temporarily exercise the profession in the autonomous province of Bolzano. 14(5) Economic tests None identified 14(7) Obligations to obtain financial guarantees or insurances from operators established in the same Member State Findings with respect to the Article 14 prohibitions Travel agencies and tour operators need to prove that their activity is insured and that they have obtained financial guarantees for reimbursing consumers. The laws in question do not contain any obligation to obtain such guarantees in Italy. The fact that Article 14(7) is reproduced in the horizontal law would also seem to clarify any ambiguity in this respect. The relevant laws are: Article 86 Legge regionale 17 Gennaio 2005 n.14 che modifica la Legge regionale 23 Marzo 2000 n.42 Regione Toscana (Travel Agencies/Tour Operators); Article 8 of Legge provinciale 17 marzo 1988 n.9 Provincia Autonoma di Trento (Travel Agencies/Tour Operators). The most important Article 14 prohibited requirements are residence requirements linked to agriturismo and bed and breakfast activities on the one hand, and to activities such as ski schools on the other. In both cases residence requirements have been more often than not maintained; this means, in practice, that access to a certain type of activity is restricted to those who are established in a specific region or city, thus excluding implicitly access to a certain market to those who are established in another Member State. In relation to agriturismo and bed and breakfast activities, the Legge Regionale 24/07/2001, n. 17 of the Puglia Region requires in Article 3 that the entrepreneur reside where the bed and breakfast activity is carried out. In relation to ski schools, Article 15 of Legge Provinciale 19 Febbraio 2001 n.5 requires the ski instructors of a ski school to be in majority National Report for Italy, July 2011 /14

21 residents of the Bolzano province and that, in order to open a ski school, a ski school must have at least seven ski instructors registered in the local register. Regional laws also seem to impose an obligation on tourist operators and travel agencies to have financial guarantees or insurances in order to be allowed to carry out their activities; this is, in principle, in conformity with Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel, package holidays and package tours. However, it seems that the rules in question could infringe EU law to the extent that such guarantees were to be issued exclusively by Italian institutions. However, the requirement that guarantees be obtained in Italy is not explicitly stated in the Italian legislation and presumably any ambiguity that may arise in practice would be solved in line with the Services Directive given that Article 14(7) is reproduced in the horizontal law. 3.3 Requirements to be evaluated - Article 15 analysis Article 15(2) checklist Reference Requirements to be evaluated Finding Notes 15(2)(a) Quantitative or territorial X The authorisation to open a ski school depends on the the restrictions number of ski schools present on the territory, the number of ski instructors in the province, the amount of tourists coming in the region etc. (Legge provincial Bolzano 5/2001). Other territorial restrictions are often linked with the status of Agriturismo. All laws identified on agriturismo contain territorial restrictions linking the Agriturismo to the countryside. E.G, article 7 of legge regionale 14/2006 of Lazio region. 15(2)(g) Obligations to apply fixed minimum or maximum tariffs X The limitations concerning the number of ski schools per municipality are still in place in the Veneto region Article 14 of legge regionale 24/2008 maintains the rules of legge regionale 2/2005. Minimum and maximum tariffs for most of the tourism-related professions are still in place. Most notably these professions include: tourist guides, mountain guides and ski instructors. Findings with respect to the Article 15 elements for evaluation, including justification analyses The most common requirement found among the different regional laws concerns fixed tariffs. The different laws do not provide for a sound justification of the choice made, but they merely refer to the balance between the interests at stake. Similarly, when it comes to restrictions in relation to the number of associations in the tourism sector to which one can be enrolled as an instructor or guide, the different regional laws impose a territorial restriction. In the list below are the regional laws that still impose such type of requirement: Delibera del Presidente della Provincia 13 Marzo 2003 n.5 Provincia autonoma di Trento: Articles 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; (Tourist guides/mountain guides, Ski Instructors) Legge provinciale 17 marzo 1988 n.9 Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Article 6 Art 16, 19, 29 and 33 of Legge Regionale 16 Ottobre 1996 n.94 and articles 29 and 33 of legge regionale 86/1998 Abruzzo (Ski instructors and mountain guides): only maximum tariffs are maintained; Article 17 legge Regionale , n.2 on Ski instructors (Veneto); Article 18 legge Regionale , n.2 on Mountain guides (Veneto); Lazio Region, Legge regionale 50/1985 (on tourist guides and mountain guides) Lazio Region, legge 81/1991 and 21/1996 Disciplina sui maestri di sci e sulle scuole di sci, art 29 tariffs are determined by the different association of ski instructors; Lazio region, legge regionale 3/2007, Article 5 (minimum and maximum tariffs for mountain guides) National Report for Italy, July 2011 /15

22 Minimum number of ski instructors to constitute a ski-school, Legge regionale 42/1993, article 7, Emilia Romagna Provincia autonoma di Bolzano, legge provinciale 5/2001 (on ski schools and ski instructors) Prior to the entry into force of the Service Directive and the implementation thereof at national and regional level, the Piemonte region, the Bolzano province and the Veneto region had a number of restrictions concerning the distribution of ski schools in the ski resorts and the number of ski instructors that each school must have. Piemonte has abolished those rules with the implementing law, whereas Bolzano Province and the Veneto region mainytain restrictions in relation to ski schools such as the prohibition to open branches of a ski school outside the municipality where the school was first open (Veneto region). There are also territorial restrictions. A first example is the one of ski schools in the autonomous province of Bolzano. More interesting is the one of agriturismi: here the territorial restriction is linked to and justified by the type of activity. Because agriturismi are country-side resorts where the production of agricultural products is still in place, the regions and the municipalities in Italy in their territorial planning guarantee that no Agriturismo can be opened in a city centre. 3.4 Restrictions to the freedom to provide services - Article 16(2) analysis Article 16(2) checklist Reference Prohibited requirements Finding Notes 16(2)(a) Obligation to have an establishment in the None identified territory where the service is provided 16(2)(b) Obligation to obtain an authorisation or a registration. X In the following cases the possibility to carry out the activity of Agriturismo is conditioned on the status of Agricultural entrepreneur: for which one has to register at the local Chamber of Commerce - Lombardia region, Agriturismi, obligation to be an imprenditore agricolo to be authorised to carry out agriturismo activities, Legge regionale 26/1993, Article 38; - Emilia Romagna region, Legge regionale 157/1992, and 8/1994 obligation to be an agricultural enterprise to obtain the authorisation to carry out activities falling within the categories of Agriturismo. - Lazio region, legge regionale 14/2006, article 18, obligation to be an agricultural enterprise to obtain the authorisation to carry out agriturismo activities. - Legge regionale Sardegna 18/1998; - Legge rionale 4/2010 Emilia Romagna; - Legge regionale 4/2009 Emilia Romagna; - Legge regionale 5/2010 Abruzzo; - Legge regionale Lombardia 15/2007Legge regionale lombardia 31/2008 and regolamento regionale 10/ (2)(c) Ban on setting up an infrastructure None identified 16(2)(d) Application of specific contractual None identified arrangements between the service provider and the recipient restricting the provision of the service by the self-employed 16(2)(e) Obligation to possess a specific identity document X Obligation to have a specific badge provided by the local authorities for tourist guides in Veneto (Article 19 legge regionale 2/2005); Obligation for ski instructors to have a badge provided by the local authorities in Veneto National Report for Italy, July 2011 /16

23 (Article 18 of legge regionale 2/2005) 16(2)(f) Requirements affecting the use of equipment None identified 16(2)(g) Restrictions on recipients None identified Findings with respect to the Article 16(2) prohibitions, including justification analyses Like most activities, those falling within the tourism sector are also subject, to a certain extent, to authorisation schemes. In the light of Article 20 of the national law implementing the Services Directive this requirement should not be imposed on cross-border service providers, but regional laws remain silent on the matter. The issue of the applicability of requirements falling under Article 16 of the Services Directive for cross-border service providers is complicated by the the last paragraph of Article 20 of the Italian implementing law because this paragraph allows the maintainance of those schemes if deemed necessary for public policy, public security, public health and environment protection reasons, without specifying who decides when these exceptions can be introduced. A different question concerns agriturismi. Here the authorisation in place is linked to a quality of the person seeking to provide the agriturismo service: i.e. the status of imprenditore agricolo (agricultural entrepreneur). This condition basically requires establishment in Italy to own an agritursimo. With the entry into force of the national implementing law first and the different regional laws afterwards, the pre-existing requirements have been translated to a mere declaration of commencement of the activities (Dichiarazione Inizio Attivita ), which serves as both registration and authorisation: this is true inasmuch as the declaration is not rejected when deposited. In relation to diving instructors wishing to operate in Liguria, all restrictions have been abrogated with the adoption of Legge regionale 23/2010. In relation to the justifications necessary to maintain or introduce such type of requirement, it must be emphasised that no regional law contains explicit references to the justifications for requirements falling within the scope of Article 16(2) of the Services Directive. 3.5 Conclusions for tourism sector The tourism sector falls within the scope of regional competences, therefore the national implementing law of the Services Directive has little impact on this sector. The main impact of the national implementing law relates to the rules on the attainment of authorisations and/or other registration formalities. However, when it comes to the different activities falling within the sector, regional laws and regulations stemming from Italian municipalities have a central role. A number of regional instruments containing Article 14 prohibited requirements were identified. In this respect, it must be noted that many regions have not modified their pre-existing conflicting laws after the entry into force of the Services Directive. In relation to Article 15 of the Services Directive, this survey has identified in a number of cases territorial or quantitative restrictions and fixed tariffs. In this respect what needs to be emphasised is that according to us the regional legislator falls far from justifying the requirements in question. Lastly, a number of requirements falling within the scope of Article 16(2) were also found in the different regional instruments examined and again, no justifications are provided by the different regional instruments. In conclusion, it must be said that the tourism sector appears to the expert to be highly problematic in relation to the implementation of the principles and rules enshrined in the Services Directive. National Report for Italy, July 2011 /17

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