The recent meeting in Bern between representatives of the two countries has given new impetus to speculation about the entry into force of the new text of the Agreement.
In fact, the Protocol already signed provides that the entry into force of the new text and therefore of the new “regime” will take effect starting from 1 January of the following year that of the completion of the formal approval process by both countries and in specific case what is missing is the approval by the Italian Parliament.
How likely it is that said approval will take place before 31.12.2022 therefore remains entirely in the hands of the Italian Government and in its intentions and priorities. If this ratification were to take place in the context of the approval of the Budget Law and therefore before the end of the current year, then the entry into force of the new Agreement on cross-border commuters will effectively take effect on 01.01.2023.
