Economy and Payback Decree for Medical Devices, Broya de Lucia (Conflavoro PMI Sanità) and Colaci (Confapi Sanità): "Ready to defend the sector to the bitter end."

ROME - The Economy Decree, in its final form, represents a severe blow to the entire medical device sector, particularly for Italian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. What is most shocking is the 'technical' elimination of the intentions that Minister Giorgetti had repeatedly reassured as an integral part of discussions with associations: the exemption for SMEs has disappeared. This is a very serious signal, which disregards the principle of fairness and sustainability already applied in the pharmaceutical sector. Conflavoro PMI Sanità and Confapi Sanità confirm that the appeals will continue all the way to the European Court of Justice. The legal battle will continue indefinitely, because the very survival of hundreds of Italian companies is at stake, and with them thousands of jobs and decades of industrial expertise. Not only that, the Decree also openly disregards the recommendations of the Constitutional Court, introducing a provision that provides for compensation on a future payback, in conflict with the principles of legal certainty and reasonableness enshrined by the Constitutional Court. Finally, we cannot It's hard to ignore a bitter observation: all the major trade associations have failed to make history, abdicating their representative role. The only organizations that fought to the end, remaining alone at institutional tables, are Conflavoro PMI Sanità and Confapi Sanità. We strongly reiterate: we will not stop. This decree must be rewritten. Anyone who thinks they can end the game with a law written against Italian SMEs has failed to understand how ready our sector is to fight. This was stated in a joint statement by Gennaro Broya de Lucia, president of Conflavoro PMI Sanità, and Michele Colaci, president of Confapi Sanità, regarding the negative impact the Economic Decree will have on the entire medical devices sector, particularly on Italian micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.