Anti-money laundering controls
Under the law on money laundering, the notary must ensure the identification of clients, the beneficial owner of the operation and report any suspicious transactions to the UIF (Financial Information Unit) at the Bank of Italy. According to data provided by the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), about 90% of the suspicious transaction reports received from professionals come from notaries, even […]
Responsibilities of the notary
For his work the notary, as a public official, must adhere to strict rules laid down in the code of ethics and the law to ensure that: notarial deeds are in accordance with the will of the parties; notarial deeds are valid, meaning in compliance with the law; the legal effects of deeds are not affected by […]
Function
The notary is a public officer to whom the State entrusts the power to confer public trust, i.e. the status of legal proof, to the deeds he draws up. So everyone – including the courts – must accept as true what he has attested, unless the crime of forgery is established. A public deed is proof: of the origin of […]
Purchase and Sale of Real Estate
RESIDENCE IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE – PURCHASE AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE, INCLUDING ANY CONDITIONS OR OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO TAXATION, OWNERSHIP OR USE OF SUCH PROPERTY, INCLUDING ITS USE AS A SECONDARY RESIDENCE In Italy, if you are a citizen of the European Union, there are no special conditions for the purchase and […]
Notarial Services for Foreigners
“Living and Doing Business in Italy”, the Notariat’s Guide for Foreigners 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 […]
Notaries around the world
The map of notaries in the world The Italian (or “Latin”) model of notary (otherwise known as “civil law notary”) is present in 86 countries around the world and in 22 of the 28 European countries, covering over 60% of the world population. In all these countries, notaries are highly trained lawyers selected by […]
Carta dei diritti del cittadino
E’ stata presentata il 16 luglio 2015 la “Carta dei diritti del cittadino nei rapporti con il notaio”, realizzata dal Consiglio Nazionale del Notariato insieme a 10 associazioni dei consumatori – Adiconsum, Adoc, Assoutenti, Casa del Consumatore, Cittadinanzattiva, Confconsumatori, Federconsumatori, Movimento Consumatori, Movimento Difesa del Cittadino, Unione Nazionale Consumatori – per far conoscere le garanzie offerte dal notaio […]
Statistiche
Il numero dei notai in Italia è programmato dal Ministero della Giustizia in relazione all’esigenza di assicurare il pubblico servizio su il territorio nazionale, anche il più disagiato, in stretto collegamento con gli uffici periferici della P.A. La sede di esercizio dei notai per ciascun distretto sul territorio viene determinata dal Ministero della Giustizia attraverso […]
Who is the notary?
Buying a home and applying for a mortgage; donating one’s home to one’s child; setting up a company; or making a will. What are the risks in carrying out these operations? Can one be aware of all the obstacles and pitfalls caused by constantly evolving laws that are not always easy to understand? Our legislature […]
