Advice and assistance
on European Union law,
Belgian law and Italian law

COMMUNITYAND EUROPEAN UNION LAW

In addition to competition law, State aid, public procurement, environmental law, food law, customs and international trade law, the firm provides highly qualified advice and assistance in any other area of EU law.

In particular, it has developed a specific expertise in the following additional fields: free movement of goods, freedom to provide services, right of establishment, excise duties, VAT and other taxes, banking and financial services, public undertakings, telecommunications, transport, structural funds, food aid, consumer protection, food labelling, liability for defective products, public health, biocides, agriculture, fishing, animal feed, veterinary, vegetables, eggs and poultry, wine, sugar, seeds, steel, production, marketing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, industrial and commercial property, Community trade mark and energy.

The firm assists its clients in administrative procedures before the European Commission and the competent national authorities, as well as in judicial proceedings before the EU Courts (General Court and Court of Justice) or the national courts, including those of last instance (Corte di Cassazione and Consiglio di Stato), also with the view of referring questions to the Court of Justice for preliminary rulings pursuant to art. 267 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.

The firm’s assistance is often required by other lawyers and consultants, who are supported in rising and developing arguments and pleas based on EU law.