Italy: Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Local legislation considers as "alcoholic" beverages with alcoholic content exceeding 1,2º and as "super-alcoholics" those with more than 21 per cent of alcohol in volume.

On September 9 2011 an Italian consumer association, the Centro di Ricerca e Tutela dei Consumatori e degli Utenti, published a press release announcing that the Italian Competition Authority had initiated an investigation into four companies on the basis of the association’s claim of alleged unfair commercial practices relating to warranties for Apple iPods and iPads.

The 'made in Italy' label is considered a national economic resource, so much so that numerous laws have been passed to protect consumers and Italian enterprises from misleading indications of origin on products.