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.

DEFINE: Clarifies that the commissione was a consensus-based governing body rather than a hierarchical executive structure.

Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Busi…, loc. 654