Single National Register of the Third Sector (RUNTS)

All private bodies (other than companies) may register with the RUNTS, and in particular:

• voluntary organisations (ODV),
• social promotion associations (APS),
• charitable organisations,
• mutual aid societies that are not required to be registered in the Register of Companies,
• ETS.

Social enterprises, including social cooperatives and mutual aid societies that manage supplementary health funds and whose annual membership fees exceed €50,000, must register in the special section of the Register of Companies (RI).

The application for registration in the RUNTS must be submitted by:

• the organisation’s legal representative,
• The legal representative of the association network to which the organisation belongs (as an alternative to the organisation’s legal representative and acting under the latter’s mandate),
• A notary, if the organisation intends to register whilst simultaneously obtaining legal personality.

In order to access the online portal and manage their cases, organisations must first equip themselves with specific digital tools.

Toaccess the platform, they must choose between:

• SPID (public system for managing the digital identity of citizens and businesses),
• CIE (electronic identity card)

For the purposes of registration and subsequent management, organisations must have:

• PEC (certified email),
• a digital signature (CADES format).

The following documents must be attached to the registration application:

• Memorandum of Associationor a declaration of non-existence or irrecoverability (should the original Memorandum of Association not be physically recoverable or traceable),
• Articles of associationregistered with the Italian Revenue Agency,
• For organisations that have been operating for one or more financial years,the most recent or the lasttwo approved final accounts, respectively, if available;

You can apply at any time of the year.