Article 18 (a)(i) - the authorities which are competent to order protection measures and issue certificates in accordance with Article 5
Under Italian law, the court of the place of residence of the protected person is competent to order protection measures, and therefore to issue certificates in accordance with Article 5.
Article 18 (a)(ii) - the authorities before which a protection measure ordered in another Member State is to be invoked and/or which are competent to enforce such a measure
A protection measure ordered in another Member State is invoked and if necessary enforced under the supervision of the court of the place of residence, domicile or abode of the protected person at the time of the request.
Article 18 (a)(iii) - the authorities which are competent to effect the adjustment of protection measures in accordance with Article 11(1)
The court of the place of residence, domicile or abode of the protected person is competent to effect the adjustment of protection measures in accordance with Article 11(1).
Article 18 (a)(iv) - the courts to which the application for refusal of recognition and, where applicable, enforcement is to be submitted in accordance with Article 13
The same court as point (iii).
Article 18 (b) - the language or languages accepted for translations as referred to in Article 16(1)
Italian.
German is also accepted in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano.
Slovenian is also accepted in the provinces of Trieste, Gorizia and Udine.