Finally, by decree of the President of the Republic of 9 October 2000, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 241 of 14 October 2000, the president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi introduced the fourth standard "2000 model", the standard currently in use, which recalls the flag of the historic Italian Republic of 1802-1805. This link with the aforementioned historical standard aims to recall the Risorgimento and the struggle for national unity.
