# Confesercenti delivers 56,611 signatures for local-commerce bill proposal > The signature threshold was passed on 10 October; the proposal is headed for Parliament and is not yet law. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: Italy - Published: 2026-10-10T21:04:09+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-10T21:04:09+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-10 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026.md) At the Aperti Forum in Rome on 10 October 2026, Confesercenti delivered 56,611 signatures for a popular-initiative bill proposal on urban regeneration and proximity commerce to parliamentary-relations undersecretary Paolo Barelli. The association said the required signature threshold had been reached two months before the 25 November deadline. The proposal would create “Proximity Special Economic Zones” (ZESpro), a dedicated fund and a national observatory at MIMIT to support local businesses. It remains a proposal for parliamentary consideration, not an enacted law. ## Data ### Signature delivery and proposal scope Signature count delivered on 10 October 2026 and instruments in the proposal. Methodology: Confesercenti release dated 10 October and report of that day’s delivery. The count is signatures handed over. The measure is a popular-initiative proposal for Parliament; no enactment or entry into force is claimed. Geography: Italy, national event in Rome. | Nota in inglese | Note in English | ملاحظة باللغة الإنجليزية | Note en anglais | Nota en inglés | Hinweis auf Englisch | Nota em inglês | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Teslim edilen imzalar: 56.611; 50.000 eşiği aşıldı. | Signatures delivered: 56,611; the 50,000 threshold was exceeded. | التوقيعات المسلّمة: 56,611؛ تم تجاوز عتبة 50,000. | Signatures remises : 56 611 ; le seuil de 50 000 est dépassé. | Firmas entregadas: 56.611; se superó el umbral de 50.000. | Übergebene Unterschriften: 56.611; die Schwelle von 50.000 wurde überschritten. | Assinaturas entregues: 56.611; o limiar de 50.000 foi ultrapassado. | | Tasarıda öngörülen araçlar: yakınlık özel ekonomik bölgeleri (ZESpro), özel fon ve MIMIT bünyesinde ulusal gözlemevi. | Proposed instruments: Proximity Special Economic Zones (ZESpro), a dedicated fund and a national observatory at MIMIT. | الأدوات المقترحة: مناطق اقتصادية خاصة للقرب (ZESpro)، وصندوق مخصص ومرصد وطني لدى ميتشيت. | Instruments proposés : zones économiques spéciales de proximité (ZESpro), fonds dédié et observatoire national auprès de MIMIT. | Instrumentos propuestos: Zonas Económicas Especiales de Proximidad (ZESpro), fondo específico y observatorio nacional en MIMIT. | Vorgeschlagene Instrumente: Sonderwirtschaftszonen für Nahversorgung (ZESpro), eigener Fonds und nationales Observatorium beim MIMIT. | Instrumentos propostos: Zonas Económicas Especiais de Proximidade (ZESpro), fundo dedicado e observatório nacional junto do MIMIT. | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026/data/italy-confesercenti-signature-delivery-2026-10-10?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-confesercenti-proximity-commerce-proposal-56611-signatures-2026/data/italy-confesercenti-signature-delivery-2026-10-10?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Confesercenti Prato]() (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-10) - [ANSA]() (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-10) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)