Legislative Decree no 11 of February 6th 2018 concerning regulations in matter of appeal proceeding rules amendment which entered into force on March 6th 2018, was published by the Official Gazette on February 19th.
The Government has, thus, implemented the statement provided by 2017 Law no. 103 which outlines the criminal and criminal procedures law reform. The new regulations regarding the appeal procedures are clearly aimed at skimming the number of proceeding before the Courts of Appeal, simplifying the rules and reducing the possibility to appeal a sentence.