The existence of constrains due to pending criminal prosecutions or any information relating to possible connections with organised crime aiming at orientating the policies of companies and firms run by people charged with said crimes, influence the issuance of licences and authorisations by the Public Administration, as well as the very possibility of entering into or approving contracts with the Public Administration.

For instance, in order to contract to carry out works or provide goods to the Public Administration for an overall value exceeding 150 thousand Euros, it is necessary to produce a certificate, attesting that the relevant person is not subject to security measures applied to people involved in organised crime, the so-called Certificate of non-involvement in organised crime (Certificato Antimafia). Said certificate attests the non-existence of any ground for disqualification, banning or suspension (based on a precautionary final judgment or preventive action).

Certificates of Registration in the Business Register and Company Profile Certificates including attestation of “non-involvement in organised crime” have the same value as any relevant document issued by Prefectural Offices.

Certificates including attestations of non-involvement in organised crime can be requested to any Chamber of Commerce, by indicating the Business Register where the relevant company is registered.

The Chamber of Commerce’s information system, connected to the information system of Rome’s Prefectural Office, searches for any impediment to the issuance of certificates including attestation of non-involvement in organised crime, for people holding offices within any company.


Depending on the various types of businesses, the position of the following people is investigated:

For Sole Proprietorships: the entrepreneur;
For General Partnerships: all partners;
For Limited partnerships and Partnerships Limited by Shares: general partners;
For stock companies, limited liability companies and cooperative societies: their legal representatives and all Directors;
For companies with branches in Italy: their permanent representatives in Italy;
For entities registered in the Repository of administrative and financial information (REA): their Legal Representatives and Directors;
For consortia with external activities, consortia and cooperative consortia: their legal representatives, Directors and any member owning a stake exceeding 10%, as well as members on behalf of whom consortia exclusively interact with the Public Administration.

Should the investigations carried out by the Chambers of Commerce lead to the identification of sensible information, in that the person being investigated is included in the Prefectural Office’s database, the relevant certificate of non-involvement in organised crime is not issued and the applicant is referred to the Prefectural Office. He/she shall be entitled to request the above-mentioned certificate directly to the Prefect, without the collection of the aforesaid information entailing restrictive measures for the person being investigated.

Conversely, if there are no grounds for disqualification, banning or suspension, a certificate is issued including the full list of people investigated and granting permission for all intents and purposes provided for by Law n. 575 dated May 321, 1965, n. 575 and subsequent modifications.
Certificates issued by the Chambers of Commerce including attestation of non-involvement in organised crime are valid for six months after their issuance.