Price limit rules in Italy for face masks
Freedom of contract and maximum price of surgical masks. The impact of the regulated price on the distribution
5 June 2020
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In evidence
Tessitura Monti face masks are medical device.
Tessitura Monti S.p.A., a company under extraordinary administration, pivoted part of its production lines to manufacture face masks
27 May 2020
Tonucci & Partners assisted the first ever Italian company producing washable and reusable surgical masks.
Ninfea srl is Italy’s first ever company to have manufactured washable and reusable surgical masks which were granted
21 May 2020
The face masks as a necessary asset of general economic interest, for a temporary period. The maximum sale price and limitations to private contractual freedom.
The Ordinance by the Extraordinary Commissioner no. 11 as of 26 April 2020, set forth that face masks can be marketed by the final reseller at a maximum price of Euro 0.50 each. This measure is aimed at making an asset deemed “useful” to contain the epidemiological emergency of COVID-19 “fairly” affordable. However, the provision shows critical issues for the distribution chain and can jeopardize the validity of existing commercial agreements.
4 May 2020
Health emergency, open ground for a public – private cooperation.
Contribution by Alberto Fantini and Luca Spaziani of Tonucci & Partners on Requadro.com with the publication “Health emergency,
24 April 2020
The health care liability in the spread of COVID-19.
PRESS REVIEW –Tonucci & Partners on “The health care liability in the spread of COVID-19”. An article by
3 April 2020
