The Italian Competition Authority allows cooperation among competing pharmacies in purchasing and selling surgical masks, and a common moratorium scheme for consumer credit among competing financial services providers, both as special measures allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

ICA: competitive compatibility verified of the cooperation agreements between businesses for the distribution of masks and the moratorium scheme for consumer credit prepared by Assofin* The Authority has applied for the first time the Communication, approved last April, on cooperation agreements between companies to deal with the problems of the current health emergency In fact, At its meeting on May 27/th, the Authority examined a cooperation project for the distribution of single-use surgical masks through pharmacies and