ItalyDecreto Legislativo 231/2001 Art. 25-vicies, Entity Liability for Offences Committed with the Use of AI Systems
D.Lgs. 8 giugno 2001, n. 231, art. 25-vicies, inserted by D.Lgs. 9 settembre 2026, n. 160, art. 15
In force since .
An AI governance rule binding private bodies.
As of .
What it requires
- This article binds entities covered by Decreto Legislativo 231/2001: it adds the offences in articles 437-bis and 612-quater of the Codice Penale to those for which the entity itself answers with financial and disqualification sanctions (art. 25-vicies).
What this law does
Article 15 of Decreto Legislativo 160/2026 inserts Article 25-vicies into Decreto Legislativo 231/2001, headed offences committed with the use of AI systems. For the offence in Article 437-bis of the Codice Penale (Penal Code), a financial sanction of 600 to 1,000 quote applies to the entity. For the offence in Article 612-quater of the Codice Penale, a financial sanction of 200 to 700 quote applies to the entity.
In both cases the disqualification sanctions provided by Article 9, paragraph 2, letters b to e of Decreto Legislativo 231/2001 apply to the entity.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app makes high-risk automated decisions, trains models, distributes a software product, generates content with AI or processes voice recordings.