{"id":9771,"date":"2026-03-16T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/?p=9771"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:52:48","slug":"data-breach-notification-simplifications-coming-soon-for-micro-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/data-breach-notification-simplifications-coming-soon-for-micro-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Breach Notification: Simplifications Coming for Microbusinesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian data protection landscape is being enriched by new measures aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens for smaller businesses. With the approval of the new <strong>decree-law on the implementation of the PNRR<\/strong> On January 29, 2026, the Council of Ministers introduced urgent provisions aimed at streamlining over 400 administrative procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#039;s new: Article 2-quaterdecies.1 of the Privacy Code<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a view to greater digitalisation and simplification of procedural deadlines, the decree directly intervenes on the Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree 196\/2003). The main innovation is the introduction of the\u2019<strong>Article 2-quaterdecies.1<\/strong>, specifically dedicated to the <strong>\u201cProcedure for Notifying Personal Data Breaches by Micro-Enterprises\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This provision aims to facilitate small businesses in fulfilling the obligations set forth in Article 33 of EU Regulation No. 679\/2016 (GDPR), which requires all data controllers to notify the Italian Data Protection Authority of any personal data breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can benefit from the simplification?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new simplified procedure is not aimed at all companies, but is limited to <strong>microenterprises<\/strong>, identified by the legislator as those realities with <strong>less than five employees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does the simplified procedure consist of?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these small businesses, compliance with the notification obligation will no longer follow the standard procedure, but may make use of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guided self-assessment tools:<\/strong> to support the owner in understanding the extent of the breach and the steps to take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simplified support channel:<\/strong> dedicated support provided by the Guarantor for the protection of personal data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Specific operating modes:<\/strong> The Guarantor will define the technical details and access methods to this procedure with its own provision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The importance of interoperability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This intervention is part of a broader simplification framework based on the\u2019<strong>interoperability of public databases<\/strong>. The key principle is that citizens and businesses should not provide the Public Administration with information it already possesses, thus optimizing bureaucratic time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the rule has already been outlined in the decree-law, the practical implementation of the simplified notification procedure will depend on the future provision of the Privacy Guarantor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Content edited by Attorney Aldo Feliciani and Attorney Gianmaria Pesce.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian data protection landscape is being enriched with new measures... <a title=\"Data Breach Notification: Simplifications Coming for Microbusinesses\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/data-breach-notification-simplifications-coming-soon-for-micro-businesses\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Notifica Data Breach: Semplificazioni in arrivo per le Microimprese\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Notifica Data Breach: Semplificazioni in arrivo per le Microimprese - Studio Legale Milano | MBG Legal | Mondini Bonora Ginevra","description":"The panorama of personal data protection in Italy is enriched by new measures aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens for the most important business entities."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy-e-big-data","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9772,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9771\/revisions\/9772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbg.legal\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}