Crisi d’impresa e allerta preventiva : un primo confronto tra la Direttiva (UE) 2019/1023 e le esperienze nazionali

Abstract

In the last twenty years, the insolvency law has been regulated, both at the national and international level, according to a different approach that is not merely focused on the liquidation of the assets but also on the preventive restructuring of the enterprises in financial difficulties. The European Union has contributed to encourage the development of this “rescue culture” through several initiatives. The most recent one is represented by the Directive (EU) 2019/1023 that introduces the early warning tools which can be described as some measures intended to ensure an early identification of the debtor’s crisis, and a prompt action in order to continue the business operation. However, the early warning tools do not constitute an absolute innovation in the legal panorama: indeed, other systems have already adopted these tools, such as the French legal system, which was one of the first to develop these measures, and the Italian legal system, which introduced these mechanisms with the recent reform of the insolvency law. The present study therefore aims at analysing the regulatory framework regarding the early warning tools in the European Union system, as well as in the two above-mentioned national systems; a specific focus will be dedicated to offer a first comparison between the solutions adopted in this sector by the EU law and the national laws.