Preservation and archiving of electronic documents. Competition protection aspects

Are agreements between public administrations for the provision of electronic document management and archiving services legitimate and compliant with competition protection principles?

The issue has been raised with force in recent months as some public administrations are proceeding with the signing of agreements former Art. 15, Law 241/1990 concerning electronic document storage services with local bodies and administrations, eroding market share from companies operating in this specific sector.

In reality, this practice, which appears to have also received the approval of AGID, appears to conflict with competition regulations.

 

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