sanctions for those who do not check whether the company is in compliance

There crackdown on illegal work in construction it will not only concern public contracts or large construction sites. The anti-submergence regulations must be verified and respected even in small construction works, such as renovation of an apartment. Otherwise sanctions will be triggered. It is the consequence of a rule inserted in the law decree on cohesion approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers and which obliges the “clients”, i.e. those who commission a company to carry out construction work, to verify that the cost of labor incurred for the renovation is “congruous” compared to the overall value of the jobs. This is actually a rule that has already existed for a few years, but which until now was essentially without sanctions. Or rather, the fines were triggered only if the value of the contract was greater than 500 thousand euros. With the cohesion decree this threshold is lowered to 70 thousand euros, the average cost of renovating an apartment. The declaration of “congruity” must be signed and presented by the director of the works, generally the architect or engineer who drew up the project. However, if the client does not avail himself of the help of professionals, he will have to personally prepare the “adequacy” certificate. What happens if he doesn’t? He faces a fine of up to 5 thousand euros.