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Ministers (DPCMs), after hearing the competent Ministers and Presidents of Measures may be adopted through decrees of the President of the Council of Monitoring by healthcare services) in case of close contacts with confirmed Public transport quarantine «with active monitoring» (home assistance and

Suspension of work, meetings, events and teaching activities closing of officesĪnd shops (with exceptions for essential goods and services) limitations to This includes prohibition to leave or enter certain areas Management measures proper and proportionate to the evolving epidemiological 6/2020 mandates «competent authorities» to enact all the containment and The main tool provided by the Italian Constitution (article 77) to face Happen within 60 days, or the decree loses effect from the beginning. Immediately introduced to Parliament to be transposed into law – which must Of necessity and urgency, issued by the President of the Republic and 6, the first of its kindĭecree-law is a decree having force of law, adopted by the Government in case Phase began with decree-law 23 February 2020, no.

extending to the whole national territory some measures initially limited, in said decrees, to certain areas (order no.

giving clarifications on the scope and content of decrees subsequently adopted by the President of the Council of ministers (order no.

suspending the payment of bank loans in the first areas which were put on lockdown (order no.

At a later stage, he went slightly further, e.g.: The Department of Civil Protection used these powers mostly to accelerate the Measures is a criminal offence, albeit carrying a rather lenient sentence (arrestįor a maximum of three months or fine up to 206 euro, unless the violation Is urgently required at the territorial level). Health), as well as Regional and municipal authorities (when a health response National authorities (such as civil protection authorities, or the Minister of Various legal provisions confer such powers to The Italian legal system provides several emergencyĪdministrative powers: in extraordinary circumstances, some administrativeĪuthorities may issue orders prescribing any measure necessary to manageĮmergencies, notwithstanding specific provisions in force, but in accordance Of the Council of ministers) was empowered to take extraordinary measures.Ĭlarification is necessary. Head of the competent Department (acting under the direction of the President Government declared a state of national emergency (31 January 2020) and the

Phase, the national system of civil protection was activated. Measures can be grouped in three stages, which began in different moments andĪre currently running in parallel. the national Government challenged, before an administrative court, the closing of schools ordered by a Region before positive cases had been identified in its territory.the Minister of Health chose to employ his own powers to order extraordinary measures in agreement with the Presidents of the interested Regions.9/2020 (see below) felt the need to forbid and declare void emergency orders by local mayors, if conflicting with national measures

We focus here on national initiatives, but also Regions and Municipalities have employed their emergency powers, occasionally creating problems in coordination, e.g.: From a legal point of view, a vast array of legal instruments has been employed, and some have been crafted for this very occasion (for a complete list, see the references below). Such measures, unprecedented in democratic countries, have met praise by the World Health Organization. Particularly in the current month of March 2020, Italian authorities have enacted, and gradually intensified and extended, a lockdown on mobility, assembly and economic activities, currently encompassing the entire national territory. supporting enterprises and families against the economic effects of the situation and the ensuing measures.boosting up the national healthcare system to assist COVID-19 patients.

containing and slowing down the outbreak.Reasons, Italy found itself at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19.