Steady increase the number of banks participating in the initiative signed August 3, 2009 by ABI, Confindustria and other business associations. The agreement signed provides mainly slippage of at least one year of payment of installments of the loan and leasing of the guns (the shift will not affect the interest, but only the share capital). Also to provide for the extension to at least 270 days of date of minimum durability of bank loans granted to companies for advances on invoices and other receivables.

To be admitted to the moratorium companies must have fewer than 250 employees, a turnover below 50 million, be up to date with payments at the time of the application (being subject to a delay of up to 180 days at the end of 09/2008) and not have executive operations in progress.