FUN FACT: in Italy there are 160K regulations (75k at national level), 7000 in France, 5500 in Germany [0]. I would say that the structure is to shift responsabilities down the power stream. For example, Doctor were legally and financially liable if any covid patient got aftereffects [1]

[0] https://www.corriere.it/economia/aziende/cards/imprese-itali...

[1]https://www.univrmagazine.it/2020/04/09/emergenza-covid-19-e...