European antitrust commitments from the viewpoint of italian statute law

This paper focuses on the European antitrust commitments from the viewpoint of Italian statutory law. Firstly, the aforesaid commitments relate to the ongoing debate which predominantly characterise antitrust issues: the conflict between authority and freedom. Secondly, this article aims at contributing to the discussion regarding one of the most problematic aspects of this field of interest. This concerns the disputed possibility for undertakings to offer commitments which “exceed” what is necessary to terminate the anti-competitive behaviour subject to investigation. Lastly, the paper will dwell upon the legal nature of the aforesaid instruments and the limits of their application