The Regulatory Timeline

Welcome to our regulatory timeline, a section designed to trace the legislative evolution of the Republic of San Marino.

From the ancient statutes to the most recent regulations, this page collects the fundamental laws, still in force, that have shaped the legal, economic and social system of the country. Discover the main stages that have marked the regulatory history of San Marino, in chronological order, to understand the evolution and the foundations of the current system.

1600

“Statute, decree, ac ordinamenta illustrious reipublicae ac perpetuae libertatis terrae Sancti Marini” – Leges Statutae – Statute

1854

Law March 16

Mortgage law

1955

Law 22 December n.42

Institution of a compulsory social security system

1961

Law 17 February n.7

Law for the protection of labour and workers

1917

Law November 15 n.17

Of the transfer of assets to creditors, on the composition and on the creditors’ competition

1972

Law 22 December n.40

Provisions and changes in tax matters (introduction of single-phase tax)

1974

Law February 25 n.17

Criminal Code

1974

Law 8 July n.59

Declaration of citizens’ rights and the fundamental principles of the San Marino legal system

1984

Law 29 October n.84

Inheritance tax law and related regulation

1991

Law 20 February n.26

Consolidate text on the rental of buildings

1991

Law 20 February n.28

Framework law on the discipline of liberal professions

1998

Law 18 February n.31

Framework law on safety and health in the workplace

2005

Law 17 November n.165

Law on companies and banking, financial and insurance services

2006

Law 23 February n.47

Company Law

2008

Law 17 June n.98

Provisions on prevention and combating of money laundering and terrorist financing

2010

Law March 1st n.42

The trust institute

2013

Law 16 December n.166

General income tax

2016

Law 9 May n.59

Freedom and trade union activity in the workplace, collective bargaining and the right to strike

2021

Law 7 December n.1

The judiciary, judicial system and judicial council

2021

Decree 5 August n.147

New provisions in the discipline of the exchange of goods between the Republic of San Marino and the Italian Republic

2022

Law 29 November n.157

Reform of the social security system

2022

Law 9 December n.164

Reform of employment rules

2024

Decree 14 March n.50

Discipline of economic activities