Il decreto-legge 16 luglio 2020, n. 76 (c.d. Decreto Semplificazioni) introduce significative novità in materia di appalti pubblici allo scopo di fronteggiare situazioni di urgenza e particolare necessità legate alla pandemia.

This article first appeared in Volume 17, Issue 4 of International Corporate Rescue and is reprinted with the permission of Chase Cambria Publishing - www.chasecambria.com

In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the Commission took measures to protect the availability of supplies of personal protective equipment, namely by adopting two Implementing Regulations, which required exports of such equipment outside of the European Union to be subject to an export authorization from Member States.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, Member States have the possibility to extend the transition period for the application of the registered exporter (REX) system until December 31, 2020.

By radically changing our working habits, the new coronavirus heightened existing protection needs to a whole new level of urgency.

After the lockdown, for correct management of phases 2 and 3, products such as masks and disinfectants become even more essential in containing and preventing the spread of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting VC transactions all over the world. Challenges but also opportunities may arise in sectors that will shape the post–COVID-19 world.

More than 2 months ago the Italian Government issued certain measures with the purpose of expanding its power to veto or impose conditions on acquisitions of, or other transactions involving, Italian targets operating in certain strategic sectors.

For the first time the Italian Competition Authority applied the communication of April 24, 2020, on cooperation agreements in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. The two cooperation projects concern the joint distribution of surgical masks and a common moratorium scheme on consumer lending.