Since the Open Access (OA) movement originated in the academic world to promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge and was only later defined by legislative acts, the set of rules defining the legal framework for OA is varied.Moreover, in the context of research projects and their funding, OA is becoming an inescapable requirement. University policy Policy on Open Access to the scientific and scholarly literature of the University of FlorenceAcademic Senate September 14, 2016Regulations for the deposit of doctoral dissertationsD.R 1238/2012 - Art. 2 and 3Guidelines for the Deposit of Doctoral Dissertations in the CRUI Open ArchivesRegulations for University Scientific JournalsRegulations of the Florence University Press Statute and Regulations (in Italian) CRUI Guidelines for the Deposit of Doctoral Dissertations in the CRUI Open Archives Regulations of the Florence University Press Policy per l'accesso aperto alla letteratura scientifica dell'Università di Firenze Legal framework Legge italiana Art. 4 L. 7 ottobre 2013 n. 112 (in G.U. 08/10/2013 n. 236)Conversion into law, with amendments, of Decree-Law No. 91 of 8 August 2013 on urgent provisions for the protection, enhancement and revitalisation of cultural and tourism assets and activities. (13G00158)European Recommendation 417 of 17 July 2012Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/790 of 25 April 2018 on access to and preservation of scientific information Legge italiana Art. 4 L. 7 ottobre 2013 n. 112 (in G.U. 08/10/2013 n. 236) European Recommendation 417 of 17 July 2012 Research projects and funding Horizon EuropeEuropean Commission Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021/2027(consult the information on the Intranet section ricerca/ opportunità)Horizon 2020European Commission framework programme for research (consult the information on the Intranet section ricerca/ opportunità)Call for proposals Prin 2020Research Projects of Significant National Interest | Unifi Prin 2020 Horizon Europe Horizon 2020 Call for proposals Prin 2020 Historical framework Messina Statement 2.0: Road map, 2014-2018 Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, 2003 Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing, 2003 Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002