S.I.N.A.P.E.

S.I.N.A.P.E. is the Italian Union of Naturopathy Pranopractice Esthetology and Bio-Natural Disciplines and Holistic Health. It represents a particular category of self-employed workers and professionals who are using their expertise to serve individuals and organizations, to provide education and to promote human relations.

S.I.N.A.P.E.’s interests include:

– Taxation and welfare: to eliminate the freelancer’s unequal standing with respect to other workers.

– Legislatory initiatives and social policy: to improve the conditions of those professionals whose VAT numbers are not formally protected.

– Training/studies: to invest in the continuous training of self-employed professionals, assuming the total deductible of training costs.

– Law 4 of 2013: to reform those professions which are not organized into orders or colleges.

– Certification of professionals: along with FeLSA CISL to standardize professional certifications through its status as a UNI shareholder (Italian National Unification agency).

S.I.N.A.P.E. – SERVIZI

Some of the ways in which S.I.N.A.P.E. Felsa Cisl is already serving self-employed practitioners of bio-natural and holistic disciplines for health include:

– Publication of a list of professional members, divided by region, on its website

– Inclusion in the National List of Members A.S.C.E.S.A. (Adiconsum Sinape Ethical Certification Associated Services) which offers numerous member benefits

– Certification of Naturopathy as a profession in compliance with UNI (11491)

– Tax Assistance through the national network of SAF CISL (tax assistance services)

– Establishment of consumer service lines for citizens as provided by Law 4/2013

– Services dedicated to the sector in collaboration with the Confederation (“System Us Cisl”)

– Agreements with legal experts in order to provide legal protection for members

– Integrative health care through a mutual aid fund for professionals and self-employed workers (ZEFIRO FUND)