[3] It is the equivalency of the United States Federal Aviation Administration.

The Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile was created by a Legislation on 25 July 1997.

In 2020 ENAC was responsible to oversee airlines' compliance with Italian COVID-19 regulations.

[citation needed] Article 2 of the founding decree 250/1997 established that ENAC:

Article 687 of the Navigation Code reads[5]:"The National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), in compliance with the guiding powers of the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, as well as without prejudice to the specific competences of the other aeronautical bodies, acts as the sole technical regulatory, certification and supervisory authority in the civil aviation sector, through its central and peripheral structures, and ensures the presence and application of aeronautical quality systems that comply with Community regulations "The body represents Italy in the major international civil aviation organizations, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, European Civil Aviation Conference, European Aviation Safety Agency, and Eurocontrol, with which it has continuous dialogue and collaboration and in which he also holds leadership positions.