During this health and economic emergency, Europe’s 45,000 notaries are personally and collectively committed to playing their full role in the community effort to overcome the pandemic and to mitigate as far as possible the significant personal losses that are and will be suffered by large numbers of citizens

Thanks to these two Regulations, the conflict of laws rules are now unified between the Member States participating in the enhanced cooperation to determine the applicable law and the competent court which will decide on the division of assets in the event of separation of the couple or death

Produced with financial support from the European Commission, this website provides information on the evidentiary value of authentic acts drawn up in the 22 countries of the European Union familiar with notarial practice in matters of succession and family law

He succeeds Spanish notary José Manuel García Collantes.

From today he is President of the 40,000 notaries of the European Union – He takes over from Mr Paolo Pasqualis

These stories, from times past and present, emerge from the provisions of the last wills and testaments of famous men and women as well as of ordinary people. They make interesting and in some cases even comical reading. Those who choose to give a noble end to their existence through a charitable bequest turn their will into a story of love for their fellow man and send a message of hope to new generations.

On 21 September last, notaries together with the consumer groups met citizens in public squares in five Italian cities (Rome, Cagliari, Catania, Como, Salerno) providing free basic information and distributing explanatory sheets on what needs to be done to buy a home safely.

This project was initiated by the Government after the earthquake of 24 August last with the aim of establishing risk prevention policies regarding natural events of a calamitous nature, as well as promoting housing safety and care of the land and urban areas within the country.

Everything about arancia.org, the most generous online resource in Italy

To communicate directly with the public via the Internet

Protecting property rights and access to land, forests and fish resources for millions of people

From today he is President of the 40,000 notaries of the European Union – He takes over from Mr Jean Tarrade

The Guide entitled “Living and Doing Business in Italy” was created by the Italian Notariat to meet the needs of Italy’s new economic scenarios and to inform foreign citizens about operations that in Italy by law require the intervention of a notary, who is a public official of the Italian Republic

The National Council of Notaries is supporting the Charter of Milan with a project to make land ownership safe and efficient and so protect land as a “human right”, essential to the economic development of every country. For this challenge, linked to the themes of Expo 2015, notaries are ready to make available all their experience, gained through concrete projects of reform of land ownership with international organisations and political authorities.

L’Arancia’s Social Crowdfunding was created to help promote and fund social projects designed and managed by non-profit organisations and in need of an innovative financing tool.

The Council of the Notariats of the European Union expresses its full support for the Italian notariat in defending the values shared by the notariats of continental law

The event, which will be open to the public, will be an opportunity to meet and to debate by way of a panel discussion on the social and cultural transformations that have occurred in views of “the family” and the role that the institution of marriage still plays within contemporary society

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi lent his support and that of the Government to the Milan Protocol, sponsored by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN) and supported by the National Council of Notaries since June 2014

The General Assembly of the Council of the European Union Notariats, CNUE, in a meeting today in Brussels elected Notary Paul Pasqualis Vice President for 2015. The Presidency was entrusted to France.

Italy has had four Digital Champions in two years, and has decided, in line with the recommendation of the European Union to spread the concept throughout the country, to appoint a Digital Champion for each Italian municipality

A conference entitled “Digital Identity and Succession. State of the Art and Possible Solutions for Members of the Public” is to be held in Milan on 4 December at the Luigi Bocconi University. The conference is being organised by the Bocconi University’s Center on International Markets, Money and Regulation in collaboration with the National Council of Notaries.

Mr André Michielsens, a Belgian notary, is the President of the Council of the Notariats of the European Union for 2014. He follows Mr Frank Molitor from the Luxembourg notariat. He will be assisted during his term in office by a Board composed of the following presidents of the notariats:

One year on from its creation EUFides, the platform for international cooperation of notaries in real estate, continues to grow. At the meeting held on 23 January to sign the statutes of the association, which is based in Brussels and governed by Belgian law, Italy too formalised its membership, thus joining the four founding notariats (Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Spain).

Free consulting service during the carrying out of legislative functions, in the interpretation of the rules in matters of notarial interest and also in the definition of legislative proposals

A series of public meetings held in the various Notarial Districts of the Region to illustrate the new Citizens’ Guide produced by the National Council of Notaries in collaboration with Consumer Associations.

Collaboration began in September 2010 with the Municipality of Naples for the divestment of municipal property (public housing)

Collaboration with the As.no.vel. Association whose aim is to assist the Tribunal in the administration of court-ordered property procedure.

Local meetings to respond to citizens’ frequently asked questions on testamentary legacies, in simple, friendly language but with the aid of a highly qualified professional: the notary

On 5 March the Chairman of the Notarial Council of Venice, Carlo Bordieri, and the Deputy Director General of the Municipality, Louis Basset, signed a convention whereby Venice follows Marcon, Spinea, Noventa di Piave and Camponogara in establishing a “Register of Advance Declarations of Treatment”.

On 23 December 2013 an agreement was signed in Florence between the Notarial Council of the United Districts of Florence, Pistoia and Prato, the Bar Association, the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and the Chamber of Commerce of Since Monday 31 March the “Information and pre-investigation desk for settlement procedures regarding over-indebtedness” has been operating at the Chamber of Commerce of Naples in the Commodity Exchange in Corso Meridionale 58, 2nd floor

Florence, setting up the Arbitration Chamber of Florence: the first example in Italy of a joint arbitration chamber involving a public agency such as the Chamber of Commerce and professional associations of the legal and economic sectors.

In order to encourage a culture of testamentary legacies, the National AISM Legacy Week was held throughout Italy from 21 to 27 January 2013. This was promoted by the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association and its Foundation with the sponsorship and collaboration of the National Council of Notaries.

We publish below an article which appeared on 2 January 2013 in the Corriere della Sera on the subject of the Italian Notariat’s cooperation with the task force set up by the Obama administration to deal with problem relating to the management of digital identities in order to prevent electronic fraud, including in the real estate area.

The following is an article published on 12 October 2012 in the Corriere della Sera about training periods that Russian and Chinese notaries spend in Italy in order to learn in detail about our Notarial system:

The National Council of Notaries grants sponsorship to initiatives of particular professional, cultural, scientific, social, educational, environmental and economic value which are promoted by third parties, both public and private, and have to do with and are consistent with the CNN’s areas of operation and goals and the enhancement of the role of the Notariat.

Fondazione MAGIS – The Italian Jesuit Movement and Action for Development [MAGIS is the Italian acronym], formed in 1988, works in the service of the faith and for the promotion of justice through the integral development of the most disadvantaged peoples, through the promotion of inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue. MAGIS bears a name which in the tradition of St. Ignatius demonstrates one way to proceed: to be constantly driven to discover, redefine and reach the magis (more, ever more) by meeting new challenges and seizing new opportunities.

The twenty-first issue of “Notaries of Europe”, the two-monthly newsletter by CNUE (The Council of the Notariats of the European Union), has been published.

The twentieth issue of “Notaries of Europe”, the two-monthly newsletter by CNUE (The Council of the Notariats of the European Union), has been published.

On 28 May 2012, at the International Criminal Science Institute (ISISC) facility in Syracuse, a press conference was held to present the “Syracuse is Justice” Foundation, promoted by ISISC and the Chamber of Commerce of Syracuse with a view to improving the efficiency of the legal system and relations between the judicial system and the citizenry.