Law to which you can refer:

• R.D. n. 827 del 23/05/1924 "Regulation for the administration of the national assets and accounting " for those parts that have not been expressely abrogated".
• D.Lgs. 24/07/92 n. 358 "Consolidated Text of the provisions on public supply contracts implementing the directives 77/62/EEC, 80/767/EEC and 88/295/EEC".
• L. 11/02/1994 n. 109 "Outline law on public works" and subsequent changes.
• DPR 18/04/94 n. 573 "Regulation with norms for procedural simplification on the allocation of public supplies that are worth less than the maximum value allowed by the Community".
• D.Lgs. 17/03/1995 n. 157 "Implementation of the directive 95/50/EEC on public services contracts" and subsequent changes and integrations.
• DPCNR 03/02/1997 n. 14196 "Regulation on works, supplies and services of the CNR that may be granted at a lower price".
• DPR 20/08/2001 n.384 "Regulation for the simplification of low cost expense procedures at low price".
• DPCNR 14/01/2000 n. 15448 "Regulation for governing the accounting and the contract activity of the CNR".
• Law April 18th 2005, n. 62 (art. 23 e art. 24)
• D.Lgs. 12/04/2006 n. 163 "Code of public contracts for works and supplies implementing the directives 2004/17/EC e 2004/18/EC"
• Resolution nr. 1/2008 of January 10th 2008 as provided by the Supervisory Authority for Public works, services and supply contracts - "Data-processing record of traders perfoming public work, services and supply contracts"
• Resolution nr. 2/2008 of January 23rd 2008 as provided by the Supervisory Authority for Public works, services and supply contracts - "Operational directions for restricted subcontracts - Art. 52 of the Italian Legislative Decree nr. 163 of April 12th 2006 and subsequent amendments and integrations.

Circulars and directives of reference:

• Directive CNR 12 May 2005 Regulations for renewing supply and services contracts, except for modifications of the Law regarding public works.
• Circular n. 8/2006 Authorities for the vigilance on the public works. Advice of January 26th 2006 "Indication of the implementing modalities of art. 1, codicils 65 and 67, of the law 23 December 2005, n. 266".
• Circular n. 16/2006 Code of contracts relative to public works, services and supplies.
• Circular n. 19/2006 Regulations concerning the modalities and the criteria for premium sharing, in accordance with article 18 law February 11th 1994, n.109.
• Circular n. 26/2006 Code of contract dismissals, on February 1st 2007, by some institutes.
• Circular n. 8/2007 Decree intended to correct the Code of contracts relating to public works, services and supplies.
• Circular n. 9/2007 A) Authority for the vigilance on contracts for public works, services and supplies: Order of 10.1.2007. B) Explanation notes on the publication of work, services and supplies notices, on the web site of the Ministry of Infrastructures.
• Circular n. 16/2007 Regulations of the CNR concerning the treatment of sensitive and judicial data.
• Circular n. 24/2007 Circular of the Prime Minister's Office of March 1st 2007. ["Principles to be applied, from part of the contracting out stations, when choosing the selection and award criteria of a public services contract" (n.d.r.)]
• Circular n. 11/2008 New amounts of the thresholds of contracts publics of communitarian importance

Contacts for further information:

• "Legal Adviser of the Director-General Office" of the Directorate - Generale
• Central Directorate for programming and infrastructure support
  Superintendency
  Dott.ssa Mara Mallardo
  Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 - 00185 Rome
  Tel: 06 4993 3498 - 06 4993 2275 - 06 4993 2213
  Fax: 06 4993 2217
  Email: mara.mallardo@cnr.it
• Central Directorate for programming and infrastructure support
  Office Building Development
  the director has not yet been nominated
  Piazzale Aldo moro, 7 - 00185 Rome
  Tel: 06 4993 3340 - 06 4993 3483 - 06 490641
  Fax: 06 4940536
  Email: daniela.ambrosi@cnr.it