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The Preliminary Investigation Magistrate of Milan for the first time excluded objective responsibility of a company charged with the crime of IT market rigging (art. 2637 of the Civil Code), having considered the organizational model adopted complying with Leg. Decree 231/01.

The Senate definitively approved the so-called “Labour Attachment to the financial measure” (Bill 1167-B).

Italian Leg. Decree 5/10 came into force on 20 February 2010 to implement European Community Directive 54/06 on equal opportunity and equal treatment between men and women at the work place.

Following approval of Ministry of Labour decree dated 27 October 2009, the supplementary company healthcare funds and the mutual aid organizations, banks and companies challenged for welfare must register with the relevant register office of the supplementary healthcare funds set up at the Ministry by 30 April 2010.

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.