Il divieto di invertire la marcia (c.d. reversal) nelle riforme PNRR già adottate: si chiarisce un altro elemento essenziale del nuovo “metodo di governo”

The contribution analyses the mechanism of the so called “reversal” of reforms foreseen by the National Recovery and Resilience Plans and already considered as satisfactorily fulfilled by the European Commission (Article 24(3) of the RRF Regulation). In this case, as clarified by a Report issued on 19 September 2023 by the Commission, if a “reversal” is spotted, after a dialogic procedure with the concerned Member State, this will determine a suspension of the payment of all RRF funds and, if no action is taken within six months, also in a reduction of already made payments. After quoting an example related to the implementation of the Italian Plan in which, soon after the installation of the Meloni government, a risk of reversal was avoided (concerning the obligation to accept electronic payment, independently from the amount of the transaction), some advantages and disadvantages of the mechanism are highlighted, also with respect to democratic dynamics, and inserted within the new method of government designed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

Sommario: 1. Premessa: uno sguardo d’insieme sull’attuazione del Recovery and Resilience Facility. – 2. Il divieto di reversal delle misure (e in particolare delle riforme) già adottate, e valutate positivamente. – 3. Che si intende per reversal? – 4. La procedura per rilevare il reversal e le sue conseguenze. – 5. Un caso di reversal, per fortuna, evitato dall’Italia: la prospettata introduzione di una soglia al di sotto della quale derogare all’obbligo di accettare pagamenti elettronici. – 6. Qualche spunto di riflessione, tra vantaggi e svantaggi.