Articles of Incorporation Apostille Catania

Apostilling a founding company deed from Catania

Which copy of the atto costitutivo travels, which desk stamps it, and the traps that catch new firms.

In this guide

Getting the founding deed ready
Notary copy or register extract?
What the stamp costs
Why firms need it abroad
Language and what the reader wants

Getting the founding deed ready

In Italy a company is born from a deed that a notary writes and signs, the atto costitutivo. The notary keeps the original, so it never leaves the country. What travels is a copy the notary marks as true. To apostille an Articles of Incorporation in Catania, that copy should come from a notary whose office sits in this court district.

Notary copy or register extract?

Before you ask how to apostille an Articles of Incorporation, settle which paper you will use. A notary's certified copy is a notarial act, so the Procura della Repubblica at the court adds the apostille. An apostille is one stamp that proves the notary's signature and seal are real. An extract from the business register is a plain record, and plain records go to the Prefettura.

Look the copy over before it leaves your hands. It must carry the notary's seal, a signature and the line saying it matches the original. Loose pages fail. So does a scan you printed at home. If the reader abroad named a kind of copy, follow that wording, because swapping one for another means starting over.

What the stamp costs

The state fee is a tax stamp of €16 per document, and some papers are exempt. The apostille cost for an Articles of Incorporation in Catania is that same stamp. It is charged by the document, not by the page, however long the deed runs. What the notary asks for the copy sits outside it. The court gives no fixed wait, so leave room in your plan.

Why firms need it abroad

Firms send the deed abroad to open a branch, to sign a lease, or to show a bank that the company is real and who may sign for it. Tender boards and trademark offices ask for it too. Italy has been in the Hague Convention since 1978, so a member state takes the stamp at face value.

Language and what the reader wants

You can apostille an Articles of Incorporation in Italy while the text stays in Italian, because the stamp says nothing about language. Many readers abroad still want a sworn translation beside it. Ask that office in writing what it needs. Whether the stamp alone is enough depends on the country, so check first.

Articles of Incorporation apostille FAQ

Which copy do I need for an Articles of Incorporation apostille Catania?

A copy the notary marks as true to the original, often called a copia conforme. The notary who holds the deed can issue it. A photocopy you made, or a print from an email, is turned away at the desk. If your firm was set up long ago and the notary has retired, the archive that took over the files can issue it.

Does the Prefettura ever handle a company deed?

The Prefettura, the prefect's local office, handles plain records, such as papers a town hall or a register office gives out. A deed written by a notary is a notarial act, so it goes to the Procura della Repubblica instead. If you hold both a notary copy and a register extract, they take different routes. Ask us which one the reader abroad accepts before you pay for either.

The company changed after it was founded. Is the first deed enough?

Often not. The founding deed shows the firm as it began, not the shape it has now. If the name, the address or the share split later changed, the reader abroad may want the amending deed as well, each with its own stamp. Tell us what the office asked for, and we will say how many papers that means.

What if the destination country is outside the Hague Convention?

Then one stamp is not enough. Full legalisation of an Articles of Incorporation in Catania means a chain of desks: the court first, then the foreign ministry, then that country's consulate. Each step adds time and a charge of its own. Check the route with the consulate before you start, because a file sent the wrong way has to be built again.

Four steps to your articles of incorporation apostille

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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 get your apostille in Catania

Documents issued in Catania 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 Catania – Ufficio Legalizzazioni

Administrative & civil documents

Via Prefettura 14, 95124 Catania

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Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Catania

Judicial documents & notarial acts

Piazza Giovanni Verga, 95100 Catania

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