Studio Legale Corte
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Studio Legale Corte is an Italian boutique law firm specialized in food law and related matters. Founded in 1921, the firm has been dealing with food legislation for over 100 years and the partners are all extremely experienced lawyers in this field.
Studio Legale Corte assists food producers, importers, large-scale retailers, mass caterers, and trade associations in the food sector. The legal advice is carried out at EU level, and the defensive activity throughout the national territory.
Studio Legale Corte has its own network of experts in the various sectors related to food law (food chemistry, microbiology, commodities, etc), who collaborate with the firm on a regular basis in preparing clients’ defence.
Key Contacts
Partner:
Paola Corte
+393482247914
paola.corte@studiolegalecorte.it
Partner:
Elena Corte
+393482247913
elena.corte@studiolegalecorte.it
Firm Rankings
Food & Beverages
Band 1
Leading Lawyers
Articles
By Studio Legale Corte The AGCM has published, in bulletin no. 5/2023, the sanction against VIVIL A. Müller GmbH & Co. KG for the sale and marketing of VIVIL brand sweets and confectionery products , bearing the Nutriscore on the front of the pack. In summary, the AGCM’s position is that the use of the […]
Breakfast directive reform  Written by Paola Corte, Studio Legale Corte News on the “Breakfast Guidelines” Coming Soon The Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the so-called ‘breakfast directives’, which concern the composition, labelling and denomination of certain food products: honey, fruit jam and marmalade, fruit juices and dried preserved […]
EU cracks down on greenwashing.  from Studio Legale Corte.  On 6 March 2024, EU Directive 2024/825 was published with regard to empowering consumers for the green transition by improving protection against unfair practices and information. The directive sets out a series of prohibitions and generic transparency obligations regarding environmental and sustainability claims. It will […]
Political agreement reached On 4 March 2024, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste, aiming to make packaging more sustainable and reduce waste in the EU. New Packaging Regulation The main measures planned Less packaging and limitation of some packaging formats […]
Law no. 172 of 1 December 2023, entitled Provisions regarding the ban on the production and placing on the market of food and feed consisting of, isolated or produced from cell or tissue cultures deriving from vertebrate animals as well as the ban on the denomination of meat for products processed foods containing vegetable proteins, […]
On 15 March 2023 EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) published the draft of the new scientific opinion on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food. Already in April 2022 the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) of the European Commission had published a report containing a joint declaration of the Member States which […]
On February 13, 2023 Tar del Lazio, the first degree administrative court, confirmed the 1 million euro sanction to LIDL for pasta origin labelling, which had been imposed by the Italian Competition authority (AGCM) on December 20, 2019. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) determined the existence of an unfair commercial practice under Articles 21 and […]
On February 15, 2023 the EU Commission opened an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to France (INFR(2022)4028) for its failure to address its labelling requirements concerning waste sorting instructions. Index Triman logo The infringements The reasons What now? Legal advice on environmental labelling Read more
The AGCM has published, in bulletin no. 5/2023, the fine against VIVIL A. Müller GmbH & Co. KG for the sale and marketing of VIVIL branded candies and confectionery products bearing the Nutriscore on the front-of-pack. In summary, the position of the AGCM is that the use of the Nutri-Score, although in principle it can […]
EFSA ha pubblicato il proprio parere sul CBD come novel food, rilevando lacune e incertezze in merito alla sua sicurezza alimentare. Il parere èstato adottato il 26 Aprile 2022 e pubblicato il 7 Giugno 2022. Il cannabidiolo (CBD) è una sostanza che può essere ottenuta dalle piante di Cannabis sativa L. o che può essere […]
Press Releases
The EFFL conference is a well-established annual event, organized under the auspices of the European Food and Feed Law Review, which brings together experts from the public and private sectors. Renowned experts from the European Commission, the food industry, private law firms and academia meet with recent developments in European food and feed law. This […]
The European Food Law Association (EFLA) has elected the new Board of Directors for the two-year period 24-26, appointing Avv. Paola Corte President. Paola Corte is a Partner of Studio Legale Corte, the oldest Italian food law firm. Paola Corte succeeds Dutch lawyer Irene Verheijen who has led the Association for the last 4 years. […]
Studio Legale Corte is top ranked firm, with Elena and Paola both top ranked food lawyers in 2022 Top Ranked Legal ranked Studio Legale Corte as “Top Ranked Firm” in Italy in the sector of food and beverages, with both Elena Corte and Paola Corte being individually selected as Band one Top Ranked food lawyers. Top […]