IT-CHARTER-L1.2

Commercial annotation and the 2026 no-private-use rule

IT-CHARTER-M1 · The Legal Frame · IT-CHARTER-M1-A The two charter contracts, the commercial annotation and the regulated broker, as the Codice reads after L. 70/2026.

An Italian-flag yacht earns money only once its commercial use is **annotated in the ATCN**. Since May 2026 that annotation cuts both ways: annotated charter yachts may not be used privately.

Independent study. xplor is not affiliated with the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT), the Guardia Costiera / Capitanerie di Porto or any marine protected area, is not an approved nautical school (scuola nautica) or training centre, and awards no licence, title, certificate or endorsement. Charter annotations, declarations and certificates are obtained only through a STED, the Capitanerie and the bodies the law names, and nothing here is legal or tax advice for a particular yacht or contract. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.