The One-Stop Shop for Productive Activities (SUAP)

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The SUAP (Sportello Unico per le Attività Produttive) is the online one-stop shop for all procedures concerning the start-up and operation of businesses providing goods and services.  You can submit SUAP applications, including SCIA (i.e. Starting Activity Form) notifications, at the same time as your Business Register filings by sending all the required documents electronically through a single procedure called “ComUnica”.
According to Italian Presidential Decree No. 160/2010, the SUAP is designated as the sole local public authority for all administrative matters concerning productive activities  and service supply, as well as the location, establishment, conversion, restructuring, expansion, relocation, closure or reopening of such businesses, including procedures covered by Legislative Decree No. 59/2010 (the 
The SUAP is set up by municipalities, which can manage it individually or jointly with other municipalities. Unless the municipality decides otherwise, the SUAP also handles matters relating to the One-Stop Shop for Commercial and Industrial Building..

Find the SUAP where you need to submit your application: impresainungiorno.gov.it

What does the SUAP do?

The SUAP electronically forwards documents to the authorities and bodies responsible for carrying out checks, such as the local health authority (ATS), the Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA) and the Fire Brigade. It acts as the business's single point of contact and the main channel for receiving responses. The SUAP receives and processes the following types of procedures relating to the start-up and operation of a business, as defined by Legislative Decree No. 222/2016, known as “SCIA 2”, which came into force on 11 December 2016:

  • Simple notifications: these take effect as soon as they are submitted to the SUAP.
  •  SCIA (Certified Notice of Business Commencement): the business activity can start on the date the notice is submitted. The competent authority/body has 60 days to carry out checks (30 days for building-related matters). Following these checks, it may prohibit the activity from continuing or require the business to bring it into compliance with the applicable regulations.
  • Single SCIA: where several notifications or communications are required, the applicant submits a single SCIA to the municipal SUAP. The SUAP immediately forwards it to the other relevant authorities so that they can carry out the checks within their competence. The authority/body has 60 days to carry out checks (30 days for building-related matters). Following these checks, it may prohibit the activity from continuing or require the business to bring it into compliance with the applicable regulations.
  • Conditional SCIA: where additional authorisations are required alongside the SCIA, the applicant submits the relevant applications to the SUAP at the same time as the SCIA. The business activity cannot start until the authorisations have been granted. The SUAP informs the applicant when they have been issued.
  • Authorisations: an explicit administrative decision by the authority/body is required, unless the authorisation is granted through silence-consent (tacit approval) once the statutory deadline has expired.

The “SCIA 2” decree also introduced a detailed classification of business activities, together with the requirements and procedures needed to start each activity.
Find your business activity and check the relevant procedures and requirements: ateco.infocamere.it

To know  Things to know

A digital signature is required to submit SUAP applications.
If applicants required to submit a SCIA do not have a digital signature device, they must appoint an intermediary through a special power of attorney. The relevant form is usually available on online application submission platforms. The special power of attorney is valid only for communications with the SUAP. It is no longer accepted for Business Register or REA (Economic and Administrative Register) filings.
Check the procedures applicable to your SUAP: impresainungiorno.gov.it