CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 5 mars 2024

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s4ACA9207 { page-break-before:always; clear:both; mso-break-type:section-break } .sFF075836 { margin-right:7.05pt; margin-left:7.05pt; border-collapse:collapse; } .s1B716575 { height:34.15pt } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EB42ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .s6209E4D9 { height:253.9pt } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sADADF4A7 { font-family:Arial; text-decoration:underline } Published on 25   March 2024   FIRST SECTION Application no.   29639/19 UNIPOLSAI ASSICURAZIONI S.P.A. against Italy lodged on 31   May 2019 communicated on   5 March 2024 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the right not to be tried or punished twice under the jurisdiction of the same State for an offence of which an individual has already been finally acquitted or convicted in accordance with the law and criminal procedure of that State. The applicant company alleges a violation of the principle of ne bis in idem under Article   4 of Protocol no.   7 to the Convention with regard to the proceedings whose details are summarised in the appended table. In particular, it complains that the two sets of proceedings concerned the company’s liability for the same facts, although they were linked to conducts materially taken by different members of the company’s administration. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Has the applicant company been tried or punished twice for the same offence in the territory of the respondent State, as prohibited by Article   4 §   1 of Protocol No.   7 ( Ser gey Zolotukhin v.   Russia [GC], no.   14939/03, ECHR   2009 and A and Bv.   Norway [GC], nos.   24130/11 and   29758/11, 15   November 2016)? Application no. Case name Introduction date Applicant’s name Registration date   Representative’s name Location First set of proceedings Second set of proceedings 29639/19 Unipolsai Assicurazioni S.p.a. v.   Italy 31/05/2019 UNIPOLSAI ASSICURAZIONI S.P.A. Eva Raffaella DESANA Turin Criminal proceedings Relevant conduct : spreading of false information capable of affecting the correct functioning of the market in 2010 budget report. Conduct materially taken by S.L., J.L., G.M.L., A.T., F.M., G.P.L. and E.E. (all with representative and administrative functions within the applicant company) Relevant provisions : Articles   5 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree no.   231 of 2001. Proceedings : Milan District Court Judgment no.   3421/15 R.G. no.   3304/14 23/06/2016 (final 22/07/2016)   Administrative proceedings Relevant conduct : spreading of false information capable of affecting the correct functioning of the market in 2010 budget report. Conduct materially taken by J.L. (president and managing director) and E.E. (managing director) and recognition of the applicant company’s joint and several liability. Relevant provisions : Article   6   §   3 of the Law bi.   689/1981 and Article   187-quinquies §1(a) of Legislative   Decree no.   58 of 1998. Proceedings : Order no.   18839 by the National Companies and Stock Exchange Commission (CONSOB) 20/03/2014 Bologna Court of Appeal Judgment no.   475/15 R.G. no.   1290/15 27/03/2015 Court of Cassation Judgment no. 31635/18 R.G. no.   23004/15 06/12/2018 APPENDIX