{
  "country": "Italy",
  "countryCode": "IT",
  "region": "Europe (EU)",
  "regulatoryBody": [
    "MiSE (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico)",
    "ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale)",
    "INAIL (Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro)",
    "UNI (Ente Italiano di Normazione)"
  ],
  "applicableStandards": [
    {
      "id": "CE",
      "category": "Conformity Marking",
      "description": "EU Conformité Européenne marking"
    },
    {
      "id": "2000/14/EC",
      "category": "Noise",
      "description": "Outdoor equipment noise directive — D.Lgs. 262/2002 transposition"
    },
    {
      "id": "2006/42/EC",
      "category": "Machinery Safety",
      "description": "Machinery Directive — transposed by D.Lgs. 17/2010"
    },
    {
      "id": "2014/30/EU",
      "category": "EMC",
      "description": "EMC Directive"
    },
    {
      "id": "UNI EN ISO 5395",
      "category": "Safety",
      "description": "Italian adoption of EU lawnmower safety standard"
    },
    {
      "id": "D.Lgs. 262/2002",
      "category": "Noise",
      "description": "Italian national regulation on outdoor equipment noise"
    },
    {
      "id": "Codice del Consumo (D.Lgs. 206/2005)",
      "category": "Consumer Protection",
      "description": "Italian Consumer Code — product safety and liability"
    }
  ],
  "certificationsHeld": [
    "CE",
    "ISO 9001",
    "GS",
    "EMC",
    "NOISE",
    "EUROV"
  ],
  "importRequirements": [
    "CE marking on product",
    "EU Declaration of Conformity",
    "Italian-language user manual, safety instructions, and noise label",
    "Noise emission certificate (per 2000/14/EC)",
    "Authorised Representative in Italy/EU",
    "Customs HS codes: 8433.11.00.00, 8407.90.90.00"
  ],
  "notes": "Italy has a large gardening and outdoor equipment market. DAYE's CE and GS certifications fully cover Italian regulatory requirements. Italian-language documentation is mandatory."
}