What Normattiva is
Normattiva is the official database of Italian legislation: the texts of laws updated with all amendments (consolidated text), in an open and citable format.
1. Consolidated text
For each law you find the text in force, already updated with subsequent amendments — not just the original version.
2. Open formats
Laws are published in Akoma Ntoso (legal XML) with ELI identifiers, under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
3. Amendment relations
Normattiva also describes what a law amends/repeals/replaces: authoritative relations between acts.
Open·Parlamento reuses Normattiva for the corpus of laws and for the amendment relations (what it amends / who amended it). See also how to cite with the ELI.
Frequently asked questions
Is Normattiva free?
Yes, it is the official public service for consulting Italian legislation, with open data under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
What is the consolidated text?
It is the text of a law updated with all the amendments that have occurred over time, as it stands in force today.
Other guides
- How an Italian bill becomes law
- Decreto-legge and decreto legislativo: the differences
- How to cite a law with the ELI
- What an MCP server is (and how to use it for the law)
- The hierarchy of the sources of Italian law
- What the Gazzetta Ufficiale is
- How the Italian Constitutional Court works
- Glossary — ELI, CELEX, MCP server, legislative OSINT
Informational tool — not legal advice.