Before the introduction of the national transparency law, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in Italy were only required to comply with transparency laws if they were members of voluntary industry associations, such as EFPIA/Farmindustria or MedTech Europe/Confindustria Dispositivi Medici.
Currently, there is no official announcement from these associations about removing their existing voluntary disclosure requirements. It remains uncertain whether these voluntary transparency frameworks will continue to coexist with the national law or be phased out over time.