The freedom of contract at the time of Italian Regulation Authorities

Since the establishment of the Authorities, which are given the power to regulate sensitive sectors of the market (domain sensibles), attention has been focused on the particular interference between market regulation and contract discipline. The Authorities have significant powers aimed at limiting contractual freedom in the financial sector and in the economic public utilities sectors. In relation to these last powers, this contribution examines the contractual hypotheses of conclusion, integration and void imposed by the Authorities, with a particular regard to relationship between the contract and the market.