In order to be able to drive an agricultural machine, tractor or trailer with a total mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes, it is necessary to have a registration certificate.
The certificate is issued in the name of the person who declares that he is the owner of an agricultural or forestry company or of a company that carries out agro-mechanical work or rents out agricultural machinery, as well as in the name of public bodies and consortia and agricultural machinery dealers and, limited to agricultural tractors and trailers with a total mass not exceeding 6 tonnes, in the name of the person who declares himself the owner (ref. art. 110 of the Italian Civil Code).
Ownership of the company can be proved by a declaration in lieu of certification certifying
- registration in the companies register, specifying the relevant section;
- the activity carried out.
For agricultural producers, who are exempt from the obligation to be registered in the business register pursuant to Article 2 of Law No 77/1997, it is sufficient to submit a declaration in lieu of certification attesting to ownership of the business/agricultural company and possession of a VAT number.