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Italy Council of Ministers Approves Draft EU AI Act Implementing Decrees, 10 June 2026

On 10 June 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers (meeting n. 177) granted preliminary approval to two draft legislative decrees implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act). The first decree covers national supervisory authority powers and AI use in education. The second addresses police use of AI and civil and criminal AI liability. Both implement the delegation in Law No. 132 of 23 September 2025 and remain subject to parliamentary committee review before final adoption.

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On 10 June 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers (Consiglio dei Ministri, meeting n. 177, chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi) granted preliminary approval to two draft legislative decrees implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of 13 June 2024 on artificial intelligence (the EU AI Act). Preliminary approval is the first of two Council of Ministers votes required. Parliamentary committees must review the drafts before the Council grants final approval and the President of the Republic issues the decrees.

The first draft decree defines the powers of national supervisory authorities designated under the EU AI Act and governs the use of AI systems in education. The second draft decree addresses AI systems used in police activities and establishes civil and criminal liability rules for AI systems. Both drafts derive their legal basis from Law No. 132 of 23 September 2025 ('Provisions and Delegations to the Government Concerning Artificial Intelligence'), published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 25 September 2025, which delegated to the government the transposition of the EU AI Act into Italian national law.

Technology companies supplying AI systems to Italian public authorities, law enforcement bodies, or educational institutions must track the final content of these decrees, as they will specify which systems Italian authorities classify as high-risk under Articles 6 and 7 of the EU AI Act and what documentation and procedural requirements apply. Companies providing AI-based recruitment tools, biometric identification systems, or real-time remote surveillance products to Italian public sector clients should begin compliance gap analyses against the draft decree terms without delay.

Parliamentary committee review is mandatory before the Council of Ministers can vote on final adoption. No timeline for final adoption has been published. The decrees must remain within the scope set by Law No. 132 and cannot exceed the EU AI Act's harmonisation ceiling, which limits Italy's discretion to impose requirements beyond the Regulation's own provisions.

Licentium advises clients on EU AI Act compliance obligations across EU member states, including national transposition differences, high-risk system classification, and operator and deployer due diligence requirements. Work we undertake includes EU AI Act compliance, national AI regulatory transposition analysis, high-risk system classification, AI governance documentation, and AI liability assessment.

Source: Governo Italiano, Comunicato stampa del Consiglio dei Ministri n. 177, 10 June 2026

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