Agreement No. 131 between the government, the regions and the local authorities for the unified regulation of trade fairs offers preferential conditions to certified fairs with regard to Criteria for the Recognition of International Qualification.

Dedicated bonuses for certified fairs:

• more streamlined regional administrative procedures regarding the award of international status and inclusion in the Fair Calendars;
• recognition of priorities within the framework of promotional activities in favour of the internationalisation of the trade fair system managed by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy and by the Regions;
• recognition of higher scores in favour of certified events in accessing financial contributions from the Regions and Chambers of Commerce;
• facilitation for obtaining international qualification by lowering the percentage of foreign operators, which drops for foreign exhibitors from 15% to 10% and for foreign visitors and visitors from 8% to 5%;
• simplified procedure for the granting of the patronage of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces to the certified event;
• highlighting of certified events in the Italian Trade Fair Calendar and in the annual statistics edited by the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces, in communications to the UFI (Union of International Fairs) and in annual reports on the sector.