The jurisdictional and monitoring of marketing communication within the system of Self-Regulation is carried out by two bodies: the Review Board and the Jury. These are backed by a Secretariat, responsible for the organisation in general and for first screening.
Review Board and Jury
The Review Board, consisting of 10 to 20 members who are not involved in marketing communication, fulfils a number of functions in the specific interest of consumers.
On request of an interested party, it can provide copy advice on items of marketing communication submitted to it as to their conformity with the rules of the Code. The Review Board may demand changes to be made to items of marketing communication in contrast with the Code and it may issue desist orders. In dealing with more complex cases it may revert the matter to the Jury either motu proprio or in support of complaints received (from individual citizens, associations, Public Bodies).
The Jury, consisting of 10 to 20 members, designated by the Istituto and chosen from among academics, professionals and information experts, in no way connected with the communication industry, examines the material submitted and issues adjydications in accordance with the Code. A group of expert witnesses may support the Jury's activity. Since 1966 the president of the Jury has always been a high court judge.