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TheGazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana (lit. 'Official Gazette of the Italian Republic') is theofficial journal of record of theItalian government. It is published by theIstituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato inRome.
TheGazzetta Ufficiale promulgates acts of theItalian Parliament (comprising theSenate of the Republic andChamber of Deputies) and Decrees of thePresident of the Republic.[1] On publication, legislation begins a brief period (usually 15 days) known asvacatio 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 |
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| 1st Special Series | Constitutional Court | Wednesday |
| 2nd Special Series | European Communities | Monday and Thursday |
| 3rd Special Series | TheRegions | 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.
TheGazzetta Ufficiale was formerly available for free online consultation for a period of 60 days. A subscription was required to access back issues. From 1 January 2013, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, in agreement with the Ministry of Justice, and with the contribution of the Poligrafico Institute and Mint of the State, makes available in its various series, free of charge, the Official Journal in digital format .
TheGazzetta Ufficiale derives from theGazzetta Piemontese, the official newspaper of theKingdom of Sardinia, which published from 2 August 1814 to 31 December 1859. An earlierGazzetta Piemontese had been published from 1797 to 1800, but was suspended during the Napoleonic period. Publication resumed with the Restoration and in 1848 the subtitleGiornale Ufficiale del Regno ("Official Journal of the Kingdom") was added.
The newspaper became theGazzetta Ufficiale del Regno on 4 January 1860, thenGazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia ("Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Italy") on 17 March 1861, and finally,Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana after theinstitutional referendum on the form of state held on 2 June 1946.[2]
TheGazzetta Piemontese title was revived as an unconnected newspaper in 1867; in 1895 it became the national dailyLa Stampa, published inTurin.
Project AU.G.U.STO. (Automazione Gazzetta Ufficiale Storica) has begun to make the entire collection ofGazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia available free of charge online.[3]
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