INPS, with memorandum No. 148 of 22nd November, 2011, communicated the new procedure for the submission of the requests in order to obtain the authorization for extraordinary redundancy fund (so called “CIGS”) and solidarity contracts, which, with effect from 1st January 2012, will be exclusively sent through the online procedure available on its website and accessible using a PIN. In order to inform companies and consultants, it is provided for a provisional period, from 1st to 31st January, 2012, during which the previous procedures for sending the mentioned requests will be however allowed.