Article 116

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste enjoy specific forms and conditions of autonomy pursuant to their special statutes adopted by constitutional law. The Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region consists of the autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano. Additional special forms and conditions of autonomy, relating to the matters set out in article 117, paragraph 3, and those set out in paragraph 2 of the same article under letter l), exclusively with respect to the organisation of the office of Justice of the Peace, and letters n) and s), may be attributed to other Regions by a State law, upon the initiative of the Region concerned, after consultation with the local authorities, in compliance with the principles set forth in article 119. The said law shall be approved by the Houses of Parliament by an absolute majority of their members, on the basis of an agreement between the State and the Region concerned.