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Enforcement of a foreign judgement in Italy has to be applied for at the Court of Appeal. If the application is not contested, after 30 days the creditor can start the enforcement proceeding.
After 10 days from the service of a formal request of payment, called “atto diprecetto”, the creditor can apply for seizure of the debtor’s assets, movable or immovable so as of his bank accounts.
Conditions required for recognising and enforcing a Foreign Judgment in the Italian courts
The main conditions required are the following:
A judgment will be refused if any one of the above conditions is not fulfilled
Types of Judgments that can be enforced
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