Background information

The COVID-19 pandemic emergency has severely impacted on the cultural, sporting and recreational activities: the prolonged closure has impeded the normal functioning of these activities, undermining their financial and organizational sustainability. The Law Decree no. 139, issued on 8 October 2021 aims to support the ordinary functioning of these activities by reducing the limitations imposed in terms of users’ capacity and access.

Content of measure

The Law Decree no. 139, issued on 8 October 2021, at the Article no. 1 provides the following measures regarding the increased capacity for activities in the recreational, arts and sport sector:

• in the areas with certified low levels of contagion (the so-called white areas) the capacity of theaters, cinemas, and concerts is allowed up to 100% of the maximum authorized public, both outdoors and indoors. Access remains allowed only to individuals with one of the COVID-19 green certifications.
• Within the museums, the interpersonal distance of one meter has been eliminated.
• Regarding the access of the public to sporting events and competitions, it is allowed up to 75% of the maximum authorized people outdoors and 60% indoors.
• The capacity in dance halls, discos and similar venues is increased up to 75% of the maximum authorized outdoors and 50% indoors.

Use of measure

Information are not available since the measure has been very recently introduced.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Company / Companies	No special funding required

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement as case not in social partner domain	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

The social partners have not been involved.

Views and reactions

The social partners have not been involved. We can envisage a full support anyway given that the measure will allow workers involved into recreational, arts and sport activities to get back to work.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 08 October 2021: Law Decree no. 139, issued on October 8, 2021 (www.certifico.com)