Legislative Office
last udpdate: 8th March 2024
Via Arenula, 70 – 00186 Rome
tel. +39 06.68851
fax +39 06.68897531
Registered Electronic Mail (REM): archivio.legislativo@giustiziacert.it
Head of the Office - Antonio Mura
Deputy head - Linda Vaccarella
Deputy head - Nicola Selvaggi
Director of the Secretariat’s Office - Roberta Battisti
The main responsibilities of the Legislative Office [Ufficio legislativo], pursuant to Article 7 of the Decree of the President of the Republic [D.P.R.] of 25 July 2001 no. 315, are to:
- examine, promote and implement national, European and International legislation through:
- the preparation of draft government bills [ddl - disegno di legge], draft legislative decrees [d.lgs.- decreto legislativo], presidential decrees [d.P.R. - decreto presidenziale] and ministerial decrees [D.M. – decreto ministeriale];
- the drawing up of amendments to be introduced by the Government, and the expression of opinions on the text of - or specific amendments to – draft bills under examination of the Council of Ministers or of the Parliament;
- the drawing up of legislation implementing EU directives and framework decisions, as well all coordinating national legislation with EU regulations;
- the cooperation with the Minister of Foreing Affairs in the negotiation of international conventions on judicial assistance, extradition and civil status;
- perform the technical and normative analysis of legislation and ensure its compatibility with the overall legal system
- provide, upon request, exclusively to the offices of the Ministry of Justice or of other Ministries:
- opinions to the Ministerial departments on the interpretation of laws or on issues falling within their competences and on which they need to draw up circular letters
- opinions on the interpretation of laws or on issues, falling within a Department’s competences, on which this needs to draw up circular letters;
- opinions on the constitutionality of laws upon which the Presidency of the Council of Ministers will rely to intervene before the Constitutional Court [Corte Costituzionale];
- opinions on the constitutional compatibility of regional laws;
- examine the measures to submit for approval to the Keeper of the Seals [Guardasigilli], i.e. the Minister of Justice, deciding whether they are to be included in the “Official Collection of the Legislation of the Republic” [Raccolta ufficiale degli atti normativi della Repubblica] and drafting the footnotes to the legislation published in the Official Journal [Gazzetta Ufficiale]
- coordinate the Study Commissions [Commissioni di studio] set up by the Minister for reforming or rationalizing entire areas of legislation, in particular those governed by codes.