The commissione functions as an industry-wide forum, not an executive government.

Evidence

The commissione provided no executive government other than that which its individual member families agreed on; it offered a forum for bargaining over market distribution, for seeking agreement on coordinated actions, and for upholding standards of behavior beneficial to the industry as a whole. It was responsible for the introduction of rules regulating recruitment, reputation, and the legitimate use of the trademark. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 654

Categorization

• XREF: The commissione as voluntary industry forum directly parallels the Champagne Fairs’ institutions in Milgrom: a private venue enabling coordinated standards without centralized rule.