The official law for the coordination of legislation was published in the Official Gazette (Law 10 November 2025, No. 167). The law, titled “Measures for the simplification of legislation and the improvement of the quality of legislation and delegations to the Government for simplification, reorganization and restructuring in certain matters,” was officially published on November 14 and will come into effect on November 29, 2025.
Among various provisions in the law, a notable one is Article 21, which delegates the government to coordinate the legal framework related to the protection of workers’ health and safety in the port, maritime, fishing vessels, and railway sectors, in line with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 81/2008.
With this legislation, the government is given a 24-month period to adopt one or more legislative decrees following specific guiding principles and criteria. The revision and coordination of existing regulations must comply with national and European Union laws, as well as international conventions on work safety in ports and aboard ships, in the fishing vessel sector, and the railway sector, as stipulated by Article 117 of the Constitution.
Implementation of the rules on land and vessels must adhere to the provisions of international law in effect. Additional guiding principles for the government include:
– Maintaining the current levels of protection, security, and worker rights, as well as representing the rights of workers as specified in existing provisions;
– Adapting to the safety and interoperability regulations of the European Union’s railway;
– Applying the health and safety regulations in workplaces to all types of risks, taking into account the specificity of certain sectors and areas of work, and the unique dangers they may present;
– Defining technical, organizational, and procedural safety measures aimed at the protection of workers’ health and safety, as well as emergency planning content;
– Determining the obligations, roles, functions, and responsibilities each party involved in preventative functions should have.
Within 24 months from the effective date of each of the legislative decrees issued, the government has the right to adopt one or more amending legislative decrees, comprising additional or corrective provisions.
