UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2014 TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A. (Translation of registrant's name into English) Via Gaetano Negri 1 20123 Milan, Italy (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: FORM 20-F [X] FORM 40-F [ ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ] Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. YES [ ] NO [X] If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______




PRESS RELEASE




TELECOM ITALIA: THE BOARD APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCEDURE WITH RELATED PARTIES



Milan, 18 December 2014



The Telecom Italia Board of Directors, at a meeting today chaired by Giuseppe Recchi has decided, upon the proposal and with the favourable opinion of the Control and Risk Committee, to amend the procedure for transactions with related parties pursuant to the Consob regulation, the text of which was last updated on 28 June 2012. The main amendments, besides some simplifications and updating of the references, concern:


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the exclusion from the application of Consob Regulation no. 17221/2010 of intragroup transactions, meaning transactions with (or between) controlled companies and transactions with affiliated companies;


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alignment of the threshold of major importance to the threshold set out in the Consob Regulations (5%);


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qualification of the Board Committee's opinion upon the conclusion of the transaction as binding and irrefutable;


The new procedure also includes the principle of an annual verification of its continuing suitability. The updated version of the procedure will be made available on the Company's website at the address www.telecomitalia.com, About Us section, Governance System channel. 

 


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