Memorandum & Articles of Association Apostille in Bologna

Memorandum & Articles of Association apostille Bologna — we order the sealed copy from the notary who holds your deed and walk it to the court.

Memorandum & Articles of Association Apostille

Hague Member

Document type Memorandum & Articles of Association

Competent authority Procura della Repubblica

Standard turnaround 2–10 business days (varies by Prefettura)

Information validated 30 July 2026

Complete Guide

The deed that founded your company, ready for a foreign registry

What a sealed deed copy is, who keeps the original, why the court district decides the stamp, and how later changes alter your order.

In this guide

What actually gets stamped
The notary decides which court
When the by-laws have moved on
Reading a long Italian deed abroad

What actually gets stamped

Nothing is written on the deed itself. The original stays where it was signed, bound into the notary's own archive, and it is never let out. What travels is a sealed copy: a fresh print, dated the day it is made, carrying a line that it matches the bound text. Every answer about how to apostille a Memorandum & Articles of Association follows from that.

Ask the notary for the copy they call autentica, meaning true to the original. Because it is dated on the day of printing, the folder copy from the year you started is of no use here. Once the sealed copy is in your hands you can apostille a Memorandum & Articles of Association in Bologna with no other body joining the chain.

The notary decides which court

A deed made in front of a notary is a notarial act, and those are stamped by the Procura della Repubblica, the prosecutor's office sitting at the court. It has to be the court for the district where the deed was signed, since that is the only place holding the notary's specimen signature. Papers from public offices go the other way, to the prefecture.

So read the front page of your deed and note who signed it and where. A firm that moved here later often finds its founding notary sat in another district, and the file then belongs to that other court. To apostille a Memorandum & Articles of Association in Italy you have to settle this single fact first.

When the by-laws have moved on

Companies rewrite their rules. A new share class, a new seat, a wider object clause: each of those was written up as its own deed, on its own date, by whichever notary was in the room. Ask the far office whether it wants the founding text plus the whole chain, or only the by-laws as they read today.

Then order what they name and nothing beyond it. A stamp goes on each deed, so a chain of five deeds means five stamped papers and a bundle nobody reads is money spent for nothing. The apostille cost for a Memorandum & Articles of Association in Bologna is a €16 tax stamp on each one, and some papers are let off it.

Reading a long Italian deed abroad

Deeds run long, and turning the words into another language is where the real time goes. Ask the reader abroad whether the whole text is wanted, or only the clauses on powers, capital and who may sign for the firm. Many registries name a short list of clauses and are content with a sworn version of just those.

Acceptance is their call and never ours. Whether they will take the legalisation of a Memorandum & Articles of Association in Bologna, and in what wording, is a matter for the desk that files it. Italy joined the Hague apostille club in 1978, so a member state needs no consulate step at all. Put the question to them in writing and keep the reply.

Frequently Asked Questions

Memorandum & Articles of Association apostille FAQ

Is a scan of our own file copy enough for a Memorandum & Articles of Association apostille Bologna?

No. The court desk works from a copy issued and sealed by the notary who holds the original, not from a print of the folder in your office. The seal is the thing being vouched for, so a photograph of one counts for nothing. A sealed copy is usually ready within days of a phone call. Send us the company name and the year it was set up, and we will trace the notary who signed.

Our founding notary has closed the practice. What now?

The deed does not vanish with the practice. It passes to the notarial archive, the body that keeps deeds once a notary stops work, and the archive issues sealed copies from it. The court that stamps that copy is still the one for the district where the deed was signed. Firms often think the paper is lost and try to rebuild it from the register. Give us the year and the city and we will ask the archive for you.

Can we hand a company register printout to the same desk?

It would go somewhere else. A print from the register is a state record, and those are stamped by the Prefettura, the prefecture that deals with papers from public offices. A notary's deed is stamped by the court office instead. Both roads exist, and the right one depends only on which paper the far office asked to see. Tell us who issued the sheet in your hand and we will route it.

Does the stamp show our by-laws are still in force?

It shows nothing of the kind. All it says is that the notary's signature on the copy is genuine. A deed can be stamped and still be out of date, because a later meeting may have rewritten the rule your reader cares about. That is why a bank asking for current by-laws wants the latest amending deed too. Ask them whether they need proof the text is current, and we will name the paper that gives it.

How many stamps does a deed with an appendix need?

One, because the charge falls on the document, and an appendix signed as part of the deed travels with it. A separate deed drawn up on another date is counted on its own. So a thick file is not always a dear one. People often assume each page is charged and set aside far more money than they owe. Send us the front pages and we will count the documents properly before you pay.

How It Works

Four steps to your memorandum & articles of association apostille

No office visits. We handle your Bologna memorandum & articles of association remotely with real-time tracking.

Prepare your document

Obtain the original document (or a certified copy) you need to use abroad, and check whether it must be notarised first.

Confirm the requirements

Verify the document is eligible for an apostille and is not exempt under EU rules for use inside the EU/EEA.

Submit to the Procura della Repubblica

The apostille is issued by the Procura della Repubblica, the competent authority. The government fee is €16 / document (tax stamp); some documents exempt.

Receive your apostille

The authority attaches the apostille certificate, making the document valid abroad with no further embassy legalisation.

Where to go

Where to get your apostille in Bologna

Documents issued in Bologna are apostilled at these offices. The apostille is the final certification — no embassy step is needed for Hague Convention countries. Bring the original (or a certified copy) and check current appointment rules.

Prefettura di Bologna – Ufficio Legalizzazioni

Administrative & civil documents

Via IV Novembre 24, 40123 Bologna

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Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Bologna

Judicial documents & notarial acts

Via Farini 1, 40124 Bologna

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Document Types

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These destinations are Hague Convention members outside the EU/EEA, so an apostille from Bologna is all you need — no embassy step.

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Not an apostille route

Going somewhere an apostille doesn't cover?

An apostille doesn't apply here: non-Hague countries need full embassy (consular) legalization, and documents used inside the EU/EEA usually need no legalization at all.

United Arab Emirates

Embassy legalization instead

Afghanistan

Embassy legalization instead

Algeria

Embassy legalization instead

Angola

Embassy legalization instead

Austria

EU/EEA — usually no legalization

Belgium

EU/EEA — usually no legalization