The importance of the implementation of the Criminal Compliance

Article 31 bis of the Criminal Code provides that a company may be exempted from criminal liability if it demonstrates that it has effectively implemented a system of crime prevention. To this end, the Supreme Court has stressed the need for the Compliance programme to be effective, i.e. that it is not merely formal or theoretical, but has a real impact on the organization. The implementation of the Criminal Compliance is not limited to the crea…