The new statutes will bring the FIGC's regulations in line with new sporting rules implemented by the country's courts in the wake of the match-fixing scandal that engulfed Italian football last year.

The new statutes are aimed at giving the federation more administrative autonomy while reforming its judicial system.

"It's an important change in direction: we are turning the page following one of the most tortuous periods of Italian football," said FIGC emergency commissioner Luca Pancalli, according to Italian press agency Ansa.

"The most important thing is that we all have the desire to change, that's a great base from which to begin ... the aim is to send out a strong message: the football world wants to change."

The FIGC's emergency administration, put in place after the mass resignations of the previous board following the match-fixing scandal, will meet at the end of February to elect a new president.

Interim head Pancalli will not stand.