Controls on companies

Pursuant to Article 14 "Simplification of controls on companies" of Decree no. 5 Law 9 February 2012, converted with Law no. 35 of 4 April 2012, the Public Administrations publish on their institutional website the list of relevant controls to which companies are subject.


With reference to territorial and local authorities, on the topic of controls on companies, the "Guidelines on Controls" were adopted at the Unified Conference pursuant to art. 14, paragraph 5, of the legislative decree of 9 February 2012 , n. 5, converted into law 4 April 2012, n. 35", available on the website page www.impresainungiorno.gov.it.

The SUAP Commercial Activities Area carries out checks on businesses in collaboration with other municipal offices and other bodies.

Most of the activities managed by the sector begin, change or cease through the presentation of SCIA - Certified Reporting of the Start of Activity. The report submitted by the interested party is effective immediately.

All declarations made by users in the form of self-certification are verified by official request or by direct query to the databases of the bodies/offices or managers of public services who, in their capacity as certifying entities, hold the relevant information.

Below is the list of controls and the bodies/sectors involved:

  • ATS Metropolitan City for activities subject to health supervision
  • SAC (commercial ration service) for checks/assessments on commercial activities
  • COSAP payment control tax office
  • Auditing unit for the management of controls of sales, administration, accommodation activities and other tertiary market services
  • Inspectors of weekly outdoor markets and fairs for the control of weekly outdoor markets, extra-market stands and traditional annual fairs
  • Construction/Urban Planning Sector for profiles relating to urban planning compliance of premises where businesses are located
  • Environment Sector for environmental/noise pollution checks
  • ARPA Lombardia (Regional Environmental Protection Agency) for activities that have significant environmental impact characteristics
  • Provincial Fire Brigade Command for activities subject to the fire prevention technical regulation
  • Municipal Supervisory Commission (CCV) for the checks and issuing of the license for use of public entertainment venues and/or for temporary events that present the need
  • Metropolitan City of Milan and Bodies (Region, Province, ATO, ARPA, other Municipal Offices) which are competent in the matter for certain authorizations in the environmental field (authorisation for discharges, communication for the use of waste water, authorization for emissions into the atmosphere, the forecast documentation of acoustic impact, the authorization for the use of sludge obtained from purification in agriculture, the communication on waste disposal/recovery)
  • Criminal records, established at the Court of Milan, for the automatic acquisition of the criminal certificate
  • Prefecture of Milan for the request/verification of Anti-Mafia communications pursuant to Law 159/2011
  • Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Milan, making use of the database made available by Infocamere (Telemaco), for the acquisition/verification of chamber registration certificates
  • INPS (National Institute for Social Security) if the payment of social security contributions, with variable form and/or duration depending on the provisions of the sector regulations, constitutes one of the prerequisites for carrying out entrepreneurial activities
  • Inail (National Institute for accidents at work) if registration with this body constitutes one of the legitimation prerequisites for carrying out the specific business activity
  • Verification regarding the recognition of the requirements for the exercise of professional activities (e.g. hairdressers, beauticians, etc.) and verification regarding the successful completion of professional courses qualifying the activity at institutes, trade associations or private bodies, validly accredited by the training system.

Managerial Resolution no. 1024 of 22/02/2021 - "Definition of the control criteria on the declarations in lieu of certifications and the affidavits required when submitting the practices falling within the competence of the Productive Activities and Trade Area."


Updated: 08/04/2024