The Use of Algorithms within Administrative Procedures: National Experiences compared through the Lens of European Law

This paper aims to analyze, from a comparative perspective, the main elements of the discipline on the use of algorithms within administrative procedures developed by the national lawmakers of France, Spain and Italy. Furthermore, the article intends to verify, on the basis of the principle of good administration, the existence of a minimum core of guarantees addressed to the citizen who is the recipient of an automated decision.