Le decisioni con impegni nella normativa nazionalea tutela della concorrenza e dei consumatori

The paper concerns commitment decisions under Italian antitrust and consumer protection laws. The subject is analysed in the light of European law, administrative law doctrines, and national praxis and jurisprudence; Authors demonstrate that consent decisions represent a special typology of administrative law agreement, that generates obligations only for the undertakings concerned. On these basis, some problematic aspects of these regulations are investigated; particular attention is paid to effects of the decisions and to judicial protection of parties involved and third parties.