Contract: templates and forms

18 forms available to fill out or download.

Loan agreement between private individuals (Italy)

For lending money to a relative or friend in Italy and keeping written proof of it. The agreement, in Italian under Italian law, names both parties with their codice fiscale and sets the amount in figures and words, payment by bank transfer, whether the loan is interest-free or its interest rate, repayment in one sum or by monthly instalments, early repayment and what follows a late payment (articles 1813 ff. of the Italian Civil Code). Print two copies, both signed by both parties.

Commercial lease 6+6 (Italy)

For anyone letting or renting a shop, office, workshop or warehouse in Italy for a business or professional activity: an Italian non-residential lease under Law 392/1978, for six years renewable for six, with the permitted use, the rent and its ISTAT update at 75 per cent, service charges, deposit, the tenant's withdrawal, goodwill and the energy certificate clause. Not for hotels (nine years) or temporary activities. It must be registered within 30 days with the Agenzia delle Entrate's form RLI.

Self-employed work contract for freelancers (Italy)

For a business or individual giving an assignment to a self-employed worker in Italy, with or without a VAT number: an Italian contract covering scope, the worker's freedom to organise time and place, duration, fee, payment within 60 days at most, withdrawal on fair notice and changes only in writing, as the Italian Self-Employment Act (Law 81/2017) requires. For a worker without a VAT number it refers to the occasional-work receipt and withholding tax. Withdrawal is specifically approved (art. 1341 of the Civil Code). Signed in two copies or digitally.

Agreed repayment plan between creditor and debtor (Italy)

For a creditor and a debtor in Italy who agree to settle a debt in instalments: a private loan, a fee, rent arrears. The contract, in Italian under Italian law, acknowledges the amount owed and where it comes from (article 1988 of the Italian Civil Code), sets the number and amount of the instalments, any interest rate, the creditor's undertaking not to act while the plan is kept and what follows missed instalments. Both sign two copies. It is not for debts to the Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione.

Draft cohabitation contract for authentication by a notary or lawyer (Italy)

Under Italian law a cohabitation contract is void unless made as a public deed or with signatures authenticated by a notary or a lawyer (article 1, paragraph 51, Law no. 76 of 20 May 2016): this is a draft to take to that professional, who checks it, authenticates the signatures and sends it to the Comune within ten days. For unmarried partners living together who want to settle their common residence, how they share the costs of life together and their property regime, with or without community of property.

Open-ended employment contract (Italy)

For a business or professional hiring an employee in Italy on an open-ended contract, full-time or part-time. It sets out the national collective agreement (CCNL) applied, grade, duties, place of work, trial period (six months at most), hours, pay, holidays, notice and severance pay (TFR), and contains the written information required by Italian Legislative Decree 152/1997 as amended by the transparency decree. Signed in two copies before work starts. In Italian. Household staff have their own domestic-work contract.

Free loan of a home, comodato d'uso gratuito (Italy)

For an owner lending a home in Italy free of charge to a child, a parent or anyone else, and for the person living there: the comodato of articles 1803 ff. of the Italian Civil Code, with the property, residential use, a fixed term or none, ordinary expenses borne by the borrower, and early return if the lender has an urgent, unforeseen need. It is registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate within thirty days on the RAP form (€200 registration tax plus stamp duty); registration is also what the IMU reduction between parents and children requires. In Italian.

Domestic work contract for household staff (Italy)

For a household in Italy hiring a domestic helper, carer or nanny on an open-ended contract. It follows the Italian national collective agreement for domestic work (CCNL lavoro domestico) renewed on 28 October 2025: grade, duties, live-in or not, hours, pay, board and lodging, trial, holidays, notice and severance pay (TFR), with the CCNL figures the employer fills in. The hiring must be reported free of charge to INPS by the day before work starts. Domestic workers do not use the online resignation procedure. In Italian.

Private sale contract for a used vehicle (Italy)

For a private person selling or buying a used car or motorbike in Italy: the contract between the two parties, in Italian, setting out the vehicle, price, payment, handover, mileage, known defects and the choice on the warranty against defects (arts. 1490–1495 of the Italian Civil Code). It does not replace the transfer of ownership: the seller has the signature on the declaration of sale authenticated at an STA (vehicle registration desk), a notary or, for an old paper certificate, the Comune, and the buyer has it entered in the PRA register within 60 days.

Employee confidentiality agreement (Italy)

For an employer and employee in Italy who want confidential information protected after the job ends, when the duty of loyalty under art. 2105 of the Italian Civil Code lapses. The agreement defines the confidential information, how long the duty lasts after the job ends, the exceptions (public information, legal duties, whistleblowing reports) and the return of documents. It is not a non-compete clause: it does not restrict future work and sets no penalty. In Italian.

Free loan agreement for a vehicle (comodato) (Italy)

For an owner lending a car or motorbike free of charge to a relative, friend or colleague in Italy: an Italian contract covering the vehicle, duration, permitted use, costs, insurance, fines and return (arts. 1803–1812 of the Italian Civil Code). If the loan exceeds 30 consecutive days, the borrower must ask the Motorizzazione within 30 days to record the borrower's name on the Documento Unico (art. 94(4-bis) of the Highway Code), unless a cohabiting family member; the contract states this duty, but the entry is a separate step. Signed by both; a copy is best kept in the vehicle.

Mutual non-disclosure agreement (NDA) (Italy)

For two businesses or professionals in Italy exchanging confidential information before working together, selling or investing: an Italian mutual NDA setting out the purpose of the exchange, what is and is not confidential, permitted use, the staff and advisers allowed to see it, return of the information, how long it lasts after the talks and a penalty with its specific approval (arts. 1341–1342 of the Italian Civil Code). It refers to the protection of trade secrets (arts. 98–99 of the Italian Industrial Property Code). Signed in two copies or digitally.

Founding deed and statute of an amateur sports association (ASD) (Italy)

For anyone founding a non-profit amateur sports club (ASD) in Italy: the founding deed in Italian, with founders, first board and president, and a standard statute with the clauses required by art. 7 of the Italian Legislative Decree 36/2021 (name, sporting object, no profit, democratic rules and equal opportunities, accounts, sporting destination of assets) and the bar on office in another club of the same federation (art. 11). No notary is needed; it is registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate and, after affiliation, entered in the national register of amateur sports activities.

Settlement agreement between private parties (Italy)

For ending a dispute in Italy between private persons or with a business – a contested debt, damage, poor work – by mutual concessions, including a settlement for less than the full debt (saldo e stralcio). The contract, in Italian under Italian law, describes the dispute, what each party concedes, any sum and how it is paid, and the waiver of every other claim on that dispute (articles 1965 ff. of the Italian Civil Code). It is not for employment disputes. Both parties sign two copies.

Founding deed and statute of an unrecognised cultural association (Italy)

For anyone founding a non-profit cultural association in Italy: the founding deed in Italian, with the founding members, first board and president, and a standard thirteen-article statute (aims, members, general meeting, board, assets and accounts, dissolution) under arts. 36–38 of the Italian Civil Code. No notary is needed: all founders sign the deed and statute, which are registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate, which issues the tax code. It is not a statute for a third-sector body (APS, ODV) to be entered in the RUNTS register.

Individual agile (smart) working agreement (Italy)

For an employer and employee in Italy agreeing smart working within an existing job. The written agreement required by articles 18–23 of Italian Law 81/2017 sets the days and places of agile work, equipment provided, disconnection hours, monitoring, disciplinary conduct, the risk notice, duration and withdrawal on thirty days' notice (ninety for a disabled worker). A private employer then reports it online to the Ministry of Labour, free of charge, within five days of the start. In Italian.

Services contract between businesses (Italy)

For a business or professional entrusting a continuing service to another business in Italy (cleaning, maintenance, IT support, consulting): an Italian contract covering scope, duration, price, e-invoicing through the SdI, payment term, late-payment interest under Legislative Decree 231/2002, the provider's duties, confidentiality and withdrawal on notice, specifically approved (arts. 1341–1342 of the Italian Civil Code). No exclusive jurisdiction or penalties. Signed in two copies, or digitally, with each party also signing the approval of clauses.

Fixed-term employment contract (Italy)

For an employer in Italy hiring on a fixed-term contract, full-time or part-time. The form covers three cases: a contract of up to twelve months with no stated ground, replacing other workers, and technical, organisational or production needs identified by the parties, allowed for contracts signed by 31 December 2026; grounds set by a collective agreement are not included. It states term, duties, the statutory trial-period formula, pay and the right of precedence. The term counts only if written; the copy is due within five working days. In Italian.

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