OBS_VALUE: In 2017, Italy has implemented the EU Directive regarding intra-corporate transferees from outside the EU. Accordingly, the maximum duration of stay for intra-corporate transfers shall be 36 months for managers and specialists, and 12 months for trainees. See also: Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer,  article 12