Lodging with a notary

The “formal” lodging of a deed with a notary, whether required by law (Article 33 of Presidential Decree 445/2000; Article 106 of the Notary Law) or requested by an individual, is intended first of all to impose a control on the legitimacy of the document lodged (i.e. a check that its contents do not contravene mandatory legal rules) and also to ensure its conservation over time.

Checks on the contents of foreign documents, however, must be made with reference to so-called international public order, that is to say with the prohibition on receiving for filing foreign documents which violate principles that Italian law considers fundamental for the maintenance of its own political, economic and social structure.