# Attention value and quality objective

> Italy's two precautionary legal tiers below the exposure limit: the attention value applies where people spend four or more hours a day, the quality objective applies outdoors in busy areas.

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- **Category:** regulation

## Definition

Under DPCM 8 July 2003 the exposure limit protects against established short-term effects, while the attention value (valore di attenzione) and quality objective (obiettivo di qualità) are precautionary tiers set far lower and applied where exposure is prolonged — inside buildings occupied four hours a day or more and their balconies and courtyards, and outdoors in intensively frequented areas. Both were 6 V/m from 2003 until 30 April 2024, when Law 214/2023 raised them to 15 V/m. They are precautionary in intent but legally binding, like the Swiss installation limit value.

## Sources

- `italy-dpcm-2003` Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 199/2003) (2003). *DPCM 8 luglio 2003 — limiti di esposizione, valori di attenzione e obiettivi di qualità, 100 kHz–300 GHz*. https://corecom.consrc.it/hp2/doc/D.P.C.M.8_luglio2003.pdf — regulation, link checked 2026-08-12
- `italy-mimit-15vm` Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (2024). *Adeguamento dei limiti dei campi elettromagnetici (15 V/m)*. https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/notizie-stampa/adeguamento-dei-limiti-dei-campi-elettromagnetici — government, link checked 2026-08-12

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This record is reference data, not medical or legal advice. Regulatory limits, scientific guidelines and precautionary values are labelled separately and answer different questions.