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Law Decree of April 8, 2020

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Law Decree no. 23 of April 8, 2020, which entered into force as of today, in addition to extending the suspension of civil proceedings until May 11, 2020 (Article 36) and postponing the entering into force of the Italian Code of Business Crisis to September 21, 2021 (Article 5)

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Decreto Legge 8 aprile 2020

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Il D.L., 8 aprile 2020, n. 23, ed entrato in vigore in data odierna, oltre ad avere previsto la proroga della sospensione dei termini processuali civili fino all’11 maggio 2020 (art. 36) ed il differimento dell’entrate in vigore del codice della crisi d’impresa al 21 settembre 2021 (art.5).

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Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e rinvio di adempimenti per le imprese

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Il Consiglio dei ministri di ieri, 6 aprile 2020, ha approvato un decreto legge avente ad oggetto “Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e rinvio di adempimenti per le imprese, nonché di poteri speciali nei settori di rilevanza strategica e di giustizia”.         Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e rinvio di adempimenti per le imprese

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Covid-19. Emergency and urgent measures concerning the judicial activity Covid-19. Emergency and urgent measures concerning the judicial activity

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No hearings and terms suspended until March 22, 2020 for all pending civil and criminal proceedings pursuant to Law decree no. 11 of March 8, 2020. Judicial offices will resolve upon urgent measures to be adopted to face the emergency.   Covid-19. Emergency and urgent measures concerning the judicial activity

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Due to Coronavirus forced slow down in the global production, can a contractor terminate existing agreements with suppliers or sub-suppliers on the grounds of “supervening impossibility” (“impossibilità sopravvenuta”) or force majeure event under Italian law?

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Due to the spread of Coronavirus, we are facing a contraction in the demand for products manufactured by Italian companies in several sectors, both locally and globally. What is the law (civil code and case law) with respect to the right of clients/contractors to terminate the contractual relationship with suppliers and/or sub-suppliers?     Coronavirus Supervening impossibility eng

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A causa del rallentamento produttivo forzato dovuto al Coronavirus, è possibile risolvere i rapporti commerciali esistenti con i fornitori e subfornitori per impossibilità sopravvenuta o per causa di forza maggiore

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A causa della diffusione del Coronavirus, si sta assistendo ad una contrazione della domanda dei prodotti di molte aziende italiane attive in vari settori, a livello locale e globale. Cosa dicono codice e giurisprudenza in merito alla possibilità di clienti/committenti di risolvere i rapporti in essere con fornitori e subfornitori? A causa del rallentamento produttivo

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Blockchain technology in the fashion industry: opportunities, applications and challenges

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The fashion industry today faces threats to traceability and transparency of the supply chain, brand preservation and counterfeiting which have become real concerns since the rise of fast fashion. Blockchain could have an enormous impact on these issues. Blockchain is a distributed digital system maintaining records of events across a public or private computing network. It stores events in the form of “transactions” replicated across the network. Blockchain could be used to record the history of a product, starting with the production and including all steps in the supply chain. By documenting every step in the production, blockchain unable also to monitor and demonstrate that manufacturing processes meet ethical and environmental guidelines. In Italy the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has recently launched a pilot project focusing on blockchain as a key tool for the protection of Made in Italy products. This paper examines the basic principles of blockchain and its potential to impact supply chain and intellectual property. Blockchain technology
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