Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables
Recovering a debt from a debtor in Italy
What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.
Confirmed parameters
Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.
- Parameter
- Ordinary limitation period for contractual claims
- Value
- 10 years
- Source
- Codice civile art. 2946; art. 2948
- Last verified
- 2026-08-29
Enforcement route
The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as EU. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.
Practical constraints
Quota litis ограничен. Долгие процедуры. Lettera di messa in mora — обязательный шаг
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