Debt Collection in Italy: How the Decreto Ingiuntivo Process Works
How recupero crediti works in Italy: the decreto ingiuntivo payment order, the 40 day window to pay or oppose, and what follows if nothing is done.
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Italy Consumer Rights
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Italian Consumer Rights and Debt Law: An Overview
How Italian consumer and debt law works: the decreto ingiuntivo collection process, wage garnishment limits, sovraindebitamento debt relief, and consumer purchase protections.
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Italy's Legal Guarantee (Garanzia Legale) on Consumer Goods: Coverage, Time Limits and Remedies
How Italy's garanzia legale di conformità works: the 2 year coverage window, the 1 year defect presumption, repair versus refund, and how it differs from a commercial warranty.
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Returning an Online Purchase in Italy: The 14 Day Right of Withdrawal (Diritto di Recesso)
How Italy's 14 day diritto di recesso works for online purchases: the 30 day exception, how to withdraw, refund timing, return costs, and what cannot be returned.
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Sovraindebitamento: Italy's Court Procedure for Over-Indebted Consumers and Small Debtors
How Italy's sovraindebitamento procedures restructure, liquidate, or discharge consumer debt through the courts under the Codice della crisi, and who is eligible for each one.
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Wage Garnishment in Italy (Pignoramento dello Stipendio): The 1/5 Rule Explained
How much of an Italian salary can be seized: the 1/5 rule, the graduated tax collection scale, the 1/2 concurrency cap, and pension protections under art. 545 c.p.c.
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