The
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana (
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, trans.
Official Gazette of the Italian Republic) is the
official journalA public journal is a day-by-day record of the business and proceedings of a public body....
of record of the Italian government. It is published by the
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello StatoThe Italian Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato , founded in 1928, is situated at the Piazza Giuseppe Verdi in Rome...
in
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Function
The
Gazzetta Ufficiale promulgates acts of the Italian Parliament (comprising the
Senate of the RepublicThe Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
and
Chamber of DeputiesThe Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
) and Decrees of the
President of the RepublicThe President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years....
. On publication, legislation begins a brief period (usually 15 days) known as
vacatio legis, allowing for it to become widely known before taking legal effect.
Part I comprises the General Series, published every weekday, together with the following special editions:
| Edition |
Content |
Published |
| 1st Special Series |
Constitutional CourtThe Constitutional Court of Italy is a supreme court of Italy, the other being the Court of Cassation. Sometimes the name Consulta is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome....
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Wednesday |
| 2nd Special Series |
European CommunitiesThe European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of institutions...
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Monday and Thursday |
| 3rd Special Series |
The Regions The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....
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Saturday |
| 4th Special Series |
Contests and Examinations |
Tuesday and Friday |
| 5th Special Series |
Public Contracts |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday |
Part II, containing all other notices, is published on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The 5th Special Series has been published since 3 January 2007, bringing together listings published, until 31 December 2006, in Part II under Announcements and Auction Notices.
The
Gazzetta Ufficiale is available for free online consultation for a period of 60 days. A subscription is required to access back issues.
History
The
Gazzetta Ufficiale derives from the
Gazzetta Piemontese, the official newspaper of the
Kingdom of SardiniaThe Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
, which published from 2 August 1814 to 31 December 1859. An earlier
Gazzetta Piemontese had been published from 1797 to 1800, but was suspended during the Napoleonic period. Publication resumed with the Restoration and in 1848 the subtitle
Giornale Ufficiale Del Regno (
Official Journal of the Kingdom) was added. This became the
Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia on 4 January 1860 and finally,
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana after the
institutional referendumThe Italian constitutional referendum which officially took place on 2 June 1946, is a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, kings of Italy since the Risorgimento and previously rulers of Savoy...
on the form of state held on 2 June 1946.
The
Gazzetta Piemontese title was revived as an unconnected newspaper in 1867; in 1895 it became the national daily
La StampaLa Stampa is one of the best-known, most influential and most widely sold Italian daily newspapers. Published in Turin, it is distributed in Italy and other European nations. The current owner is the Fiat Group.-History:...
, published in
TurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
.
Project AU.G.U.STO. (Automazione Gazzetta Ufficiale Storica) will make the entire collection of
Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia available free of charge online.
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