National Council of Notaries / promoter

The National Council of Notaries is an institution founded in Italy and now present in 91 countries around the world. It is the political representative body of the category and consists of twenty notaries, directly elected—with a limit of two consecutive terms—by all practising notaries in elections held every three years. The tasks of the National Council of Notaries are set out in the law as follows: to provide opinions to the Ministry of Justice, if requested, on provisions to be issued concerning the notary system and on matters that concern the profession; to submit proposals that it deems appropriate in notary matters; to collect and coordinate the proposals of the Notary Councils and notaries; to take study initiatives that concern the profession; to safeguard the interests of the profession; to draw up principles of professional ethics. Notaries play a crucial role as super partes public officials, ensuring the conformity of each notarial act with both the will of the parties and the law through a prior check on legality.