Food hygiene penalty calculator (Italy, Legislative Decree 193/2007)

Updated 2026-07-12 · Reviewed by: ce85204 editorial team — AI-assisted editorial review (2026-07-12)

In Italy, breaches of Reg. (EC) 852/2004 are penalised under Art. 6 of Legislative Decree 193/2007 with administrative fines set as statutory ranges: failure to register indicatively €1,500-9,000, missing HACCP procedure €1,000-6,000, hygiene requirements €500-3,000. Amounts must be checked against the text in force.

In Italy, breaches of the obligations under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 are penalised by Art. 6 of Legislative Decree 193/2007 with administrative fines Article 6 of Italian Legislative Decree No 193/2007. The amounts are statutory ranges (minimum–maximum) and the actual figure depends on the specific offence and any repetition. The tool below adds up the indicative ranges of the selected breaches: it is an orientation estimate, not a definitive calculation.

Indicative penalty estimate

Select the alleged violations

Failure to register / notify the establishment to the competent authorityindicatively € 1,500–9,000Missing or incomplete HACCP-based self-control procedureindicatively € 1,000–6,000Non-compliance with general and specific hygiene requirements (premises, equipment, practices)indicatively € 500–3,000

Overall indicative statutory range

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Purely indicative estimate. The amounts under Art. 6 of Italian Legislative Decree 193/2007 are statutory ranges (minimum–maximum): the actual figure depends on the specific case and any repetition, and the text has changed over time. Before any operational use, check the text in force on Normattiva. This is not legal advice. The calculator covers only Italian administrative penalties.

At a glance

The Art. 6 penalties are administrative and set as statutory ranges: registration indicatively €1,500–9,000, HACCP self-control €1,000–6,000, hygiene requirements €500–3,000 Article 6 of Italian Legislative Decree No 193/2007.
The exact amount must always be checked against the text in force on Normattiva: the provision has changed over time.
The full picture, including the difference between an administrative offence and a crime, is on the penalties in Italy page.
Registration is an obligation, not a certificate; on how to comply see registering a food business.

Commentary

What it estimates (and what it does not)

The calculator sums the minima and maxima of the statutory ranges of the selected offences to give an overall order of magnitude. It does not determine the actual amount, which depends on the specific charge, the authority's grading and any repetition. The substantive obligations breached remain the European ones — registration Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, HACCP self-control Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, and the requirements of Annex II.

Why amounts must always be verified

Art. 6 has been amended over time. In our view no automatic estimate can replace reading the text in force and assessing the specific case: use the result only as a starting orientation and check Normattiva before any operational use.

Frequently asked questions

Does the calculator give the exact fine?

No. It returns the indicative statutory range (minimum–maximum) of the selected breaches. The actual amount depends on the charge and the authority's grading, and must be checked against the text in force on Normattiva.

Does it apply outside Italy?

No. It covers only the Italian administrative penalties under Art. 6 of Legislative Decree 193/2007. Other Member States have their own penalty regimes.

Is the lack of a HACCP manual a crime?

It is an administrative offence under Art. 6 of Legislative Decree 193/2007. Selling harmful or adulterated food is instead a crime (Law 283/1962): these are distinct levels that may overlap.

Sources

Normattiva — Legislative Decree No 193 of 6 November 2007, Art. 6: https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2007-11-06;193 — accessed 2026-07-12.
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, consolidated text 02004R0852-20210324: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02004R0852-20210324 — accessed 2026-07-12.

Drafting and review

ce85204 editorial team. Draft generated with AI from primary sources; AI-assisted editorial review (see methodology). Amounts are orders of magnitude to be verified against the text in force.