Brussels, 20/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has addressed a reasoned opinion to the Italian authorities to put a stop to the conditions in which the extra-judicial recovery procedures are carried out in recovering loans. This activity is subject to licence by the quaestor in the given Italian province and the authorisation is subsequently limited to the territory of that province. The Commission therefore considers that in virtue of Article 49 of the EC Treaty, which...