Italy's draft implementing decrees signal a practical shift in AI Act compliance: Companies may soon need stronger evidence of how AI systems are classified, supervised, documented, and controlled.
Italy has taken another step toward making EU Regulation 2024/1689 (the "AI Act") operational on the ground. On June 10, 2026, the Italian government granted preliminary approval to two draft legislative decrees designed to implement Italian Law No. 132/2025 and align Italian law with the AI Act. The first builds the national enforcement framework, addressing authorities, supervision, sanctions, regulatory sandboxes, training, and employment safeguards. The second focuses on law-enforcement use of AI and introduces targeted civil and criminal liability rules. The texts are not yet final, but the trajectory is clear: AI governance in Italy is becoming more structured, documented, and subject to review.