Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence: requirements, deadlines and compliance actions
Legge 23 settembre 2025, n. 132 – Disposizioni e deleghe al Governo in materia di intelligenza artificiale
What is Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence?
Italy's framework AI law, published in the Official Gazette on 25 September 2025 and in force from 10 October 2025. It states principles (human-centric, transparent, safe AI; protection of fundamental rights), sets sector rules for healthcare (AI as support, not replacement, for clinical decisions), employment (information to workers, an AI-at-work observatory), intellectual professions (client disclosure), justice (judge decides; AI only for organisational support) and public administration, requires parental consent for children under 14, designates AgID and ACN as national authorities, delegates the government to align national law with the EU AI Act, and creates a criminal offence for unlawful dissemination of AI-generated or manipulated content with aggravating circumstances for other crimes committed with AI.
Who does it apply to?
Applies in Italy to public and private users, developers and providers of AI systems, with sector chapters for health, work, professions, justice and public administration; the EU AI Act continues to apply directly.
Providers and deployers of AI systems operating in Italy; employers using AI; professionals; healthcare bodies; public administrations; courts; platforms hosting AI-generated content.
- Actors
- Provider / developerDeployer / user organisationIndividual user / affected personPublic authority / government body
- Sectors
- Cross-sector / all sectorsEmployment and HRHealthcare and life sciencesPublic services and governmentLaw enforcement and justice
- AI use cases
- AI in hiring and employmentAI in healthcareAI in public servicesGenerative AI and foundation models
- Risk categories
- Not classified by the instrument
- AI system types
- Generative AI systemAutomated decision-making system
When do the requirements apply?
2025-09-17: final Senate approval; 2025-09-25: published in Gazzetta Ufficiale; 2025-10-10: entry into force; implementing decrees due within 12 months of entry into force.
| Date | Milestone | Source reference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry into force Fifteenth day after publication in the Gazzetta Ufficiale. |
— | Passed | |
| Delegated decrees aligning national law with the EU AI Act Government delegation to be exercised within twelve months of entry into force. |
— | Scheduled confidence: medium |
Entry into force on the fifteenth day after publication, per the Gazette notice; delegated-decree deadlines run from that date.
What must organisations do?
Map AI systems against the sector chapters (health, work, professions, justice, public administration), add disclosure to workers and clients where required, apply the under-14 consent rule, and follow AgID/ACN guidance as delegated decrees are adopted.
Penalties
New Article 612-quater of the Criminal Code punishes unlawful dissemination of AI-generated or altered content that causes unjust harm with imprisonment from one to five years; AI use is an aggravating circumstance for listed offences. Administrative penalties for AI Act breaches are those set by the EU Regulation and national implementing decrees.
Official sources
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Legge 23 settembre 2025, n. 132
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana · 25 Sep 2025 · Tier 1 source
Change history
Record version 1: Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text.. Full edit history is in the GitHub repository.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Italian AI law replace the EU AI Act?
- No. It complements the Regulation with national authorities, sector rules, child-protection provisions and criminal offences, and delegates the government to adopt aligning decrees.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.