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Ministry Decree of 17 November 2009 was published in the Official Gazette. It increases the amount of the salary supplement treatment for job security agreements for workers that will receive 60% to 80% of the remuneration lost subsequent to reduced working hours.

Ministry Decree of 17 December 2009 has been published in the Official Gazette. It makes contribution relief on the amounts paid based on company and national collective bargaining expectations for the past year operative.

The collective agreements of the following sectors have been renewed: Ø tourist; Ø electrical.

Effective 1 April 2010 the "Unique Notification for the establishment of enterprise" is mandatory. It was introduced by art. 9 of Law no. 40/07 and must be used for all fulfilments on the Company Register, Tax Agency, INPS (Social Security Admin.) and INAIL (National Insurance against Injuries at Work) for the start up of companies.

Case law intepretation focuses on administrative liability of legal entities.