The Italian Competition Authority reports to Parliament and the Government on the Relaunch Decree related to COVID-19

S3940 - ICA: report to Parliament and the Government on Relaunch Decree issues At the meeting held on the 1st July 2020, the Authority resolved, pursuant to article 21 of Italian Law no. 287/1990, to report certain provisions of Italian Decree Law no. 34 of 19 May 2020 on Urgent measures regarding health, support for jobs and the economy, as well as social policies related to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency (the so-called Relaunch Decree), currently being converted in the Chamber of Deputies. The main points of interest, which revealed the most critical points, are: (i) the exemption from antitrust checks for mergers carried out within the context of public