The obligation to indicate the foreign origin of the product, currently, there be only in the use of the mark in such a way as to lead consumers to believe that the product is of Italian origin. However, in this case is not essential to the country of manufacture, being sufficient other information that will avoid misunderstandings on the consumer's own country of origin. The Supreme Court has intervened recently on "made in" and "protected designation of origin" emphasizing that such a requirement could lead to an unjustified unequal treatment of contractors.
In particular, would be permitted only of nationals who come to the realization of their products, and other Italian manufacturers, to omit the indication of origin and provenance, and this information would be mandatory if the products were made abroad. Given then that within the EU applies the principle of free movement of goods and there are no EU rules designed to enforce the country of origin and provenance of the product, you may have a discriminatory effect reversed.
In essence, the employer may be discriminated against for national operator of another Member State, because on it is obliged to indicate the source and the origin of the goods produced abroad, while the operator of another Member State, free to trade in Italy, this requirement is not imposed.
us poor, unsuspecting consumers ....
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