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Banking and Companies, Special Assets, New Guidelines

Mortgage Directive implemented in the Banking and Circular Law 285 of the Bank of Italy Adaptation to the latest European and international standards Updated guidelines for the valuation of properties guaranteeing credit exposures. News for hotels, shopping centers and agro-industries With a mortgage market exceeding € 376 billion in September 2018, up 2.3% over last year, the quality and efficiency of property valuations are key elements. In this way, the Guidelines for the valuation of properties guaranteeing credit exposures came to the third update in light of the further adaptation to the most recent European and international standards, in particular the Mortgage Directive implemented in...

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Banking and Companies, 2019 Credit Agreement

"Companies in Recovery 2.0" On 15 November 2018, the ABI and the Business Representation Associations signed a new Credit Agreement, which includes the following initiatives: the strengthening of the collaboration between the ABI and the Business Associations to carry out a joint action for the analysis and definition of shared positions on European and international regulatory and regulatory initiatives that impact on access to credit for businesses. In particular, it has constituted a specific interassociative sharing table on international regulation (CIRI); the introduction of some adjustments to the "Impresa in Ripresa" measure, related to the suspension and extension of loans to SMEs, envisaged by...

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Financial, Esma renews bans on binary options since 2 January 2019

On November 7th, the Board of Supervisors of ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, renewed for a further quarter, from 2 January 2019, the bans on the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail investors. The measures, in force since 2 July 2018, had already been the subject of an extension on 2 October last. 12/11/2018 Source Consob...

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Corporate, Transformation of srl into a spa, Withdrawal of a shareholder, Judgment no. 28987 of 12/11/2018, First Supreme Court Court of Cassation

Article 2473, paragraph 1, c.c. Applicable Discipline, Good Faith and Correctness as Supplemental Sources, Relevance In the hypothesis of transformation of a limited liability company into a joint-stock company, the regulation of the right of withdrawal applicable to shareholders is that dictated by art. 2473, paragraph 1, of the Italian Civil Code, which does not provide for terms of forfeiture; it follows that, if the deed of incorporation and the bylaws do not determine the methods and timing, the withdrawal must be exercised according to correctness and good faith, it is up to the judge to assess the circumstances of the specific...

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Administrative, Town planning, Regulatory Plan, Variant, Observation of private individuals, Specific motivation, Tar Bari, section III, 09 November 2018 n. 1466

Reason for rejection of the observations presented by the owner of an area engraved by urban variant There is no burden of detailed reasons for the rejection of the observations presented by the owner of an area affected by urban variant in the absence of situations (source of expectations or expectations in favor of subjects whose positions appear worthy of specific considerations) exceptionally impose to the proceeding Administration a more incisive and singular motivation of the general urban planning instruments (1). 1) He clarified the Section - recalling the jurisprudence of the Council of State (Section IV, 9 December 2010, No. 8682)...

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Banking Law, current account contract with credit initiation, quarterly capitalization clause of compound interest, invalidity, action for repetition of overpayments, interim order no. 27680 of 30/10/2018, First Supreme Court Court of Cassation

Prescription - Method of formulating the exception Significant contrast on how to formulate the limitation exception raised by the bank Articles 2938, 2697, 2727 c.c The first civil section has referred the acts to the First President for the possible assignment to the United Sections, for the purpose of the composition of a marked contrast on the formulation of the exception prescription raised by the bank when the account holder requests the return of sums unduly paid , and in particular if the limitation exception, to be validly proposed, should also contain the attachment of the single remittances having a solvent nature made...

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Administrative, Contracts of the Public Administration, Temporary grouping of companies, Service contract, Tar Bari I October 2018, n. 1250

Public Administration contracts - Temporary grouping of companies - Service contract - Special participation requirements - Cumulative grouping - Possibility. Service performed by performers without the requirement provided that this is cumulatively owned by the grouping Discretion of the contracting authority In relation to tender procedures for the assignment of services in which temporary groupings of companies participate, the possession of special requirements for participation "may", but not "must" attest to a minimum threshold, being the choice left to the discretion of the contracting authority, with the consequence that in the event of failure to define the minimum threshold by the contracting authority,...

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Administrative, Contract, Jurisdiction, Compensation for damages, Pre-contractual liability, Tar Milano section III, 12 October 2018 n. 2267

Of the bidder who involved the contracting authority in unnecessary negotiations, Jurisdiction ordinary judge, pre-contractual liability of the bidder Liability pursuant to articles 1337, 1338, 2043 c.c. The claim for damages filed by the Administration, claiming the pre-contractual responsibility of the private for the damages suffered as a consequence of the involvement in negotiations proved useless - having participated in a tender without checking, as well as elements that had already to be known or knowable, the possibility of contractually engaging - falls outside the jurisdiction of the court seised, falling within that of the ordinary judge (1). (1) It has clarified the...

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Business Contracts, Sale and Purchase, Building Shares, Guarantee for defects, Interlocutory Order no. 23857 of 02/10/2018, Second Supreme Court of Cassation

Articles 1492, paragraph 1, of the Italian Civil Code, 1495, paragraph 3, of the Italian Civil Code, 2943 et seq. cc, Difficult orientations of this Court Cassation, Second Section, September 10th 1999, n. 9630 and others as opposed to Cassation December 3rd 2003, n. 18477, Court of Cassation, September 27th 2007 n. 20332, Court of Cassation, Second Chamber, 04 September 2017 n. 20705. The Sec. II has referred to the First President's examination, for the evaluation of the possible assignment to Sections. U, the following important question of particular importance: "if, following the qualification of the guarantee institute for defects in the sale,...

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Financial, MiFID II, New Intermediaries Regulation, Investment Companies, Requirements for knowledge and skills of Intermediaries staff, Application Guidelines, 05/10/2018, Consob

Article 25 (1) of Directive 2014/65 / EU (MiFID II) Safeguarding the competitive position of Italian industry and the objective of investor protection. On 17 December 2015, ESMA published the Guidelines for the assessment of knowledge and competence ("Guidelines"), as required by Article 25 (1) of Directive 2014/65 / EU (MiFID II), in order to to further detail the obligation for investment firms to ensure that their employees, who provide information or advice to customers on investment in financial instruments, have adequate knowledge and skills. The aforementioned Guidelines are aimed at encouraging convergence in the implementation of Article 25 of MiFID II, although...

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