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The Competition Council organized, under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God Assist Him, an international conference in Marrakech on November 9 and 10, 2022 on the theme: “Digital Transformation: between regulation and competitiveness”, in partnership with ANRT and ADD. The choice of this theme is motivated by the current societal changes brought about by digital transformation, enabling ease of exchange and the adoption of new economic models, creating a great complexity of transactions and global commercial stakes. The conference addressed this theme through six axes: market regulation, service regulation, press and neighboring rights, digitalization of …
Exchange Workshop on Competition Law
The Competition Council held, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Rabat, an exchange workshop on competition law, dedicated to lawyers and accountants. This workshop, which saw the participation of eminent European experts, was an opportunity to discuss issues related to the legal mechanisms of market regulation and the modalities of interaction with the competition regulator. During this meeting, Mr. Ahmed RAHHOU, President of the Competition Council, emphasized the key role of lawyers, legal advisors, and financial advisors in supporting the company, both preventively, to avoid breaking the law, and during the procedure before the Council’s instances, and finally after the …
The Competition Council participated in the annual meeting of the International Competition Network (ICN) held in May 2022 in Berlin by the German Competition Authority. Like in previous years, this meeting brought together all competition authorities, law firms, and experts specialized in the field, as well as prestigious institutions such as the World Bank Group, the OECD, and UNCTAD. This was an opportunity for the Council to strengthen its position within the African Competition Forum (ACF/FAC), whose member countries organized an ad hoc session at the ICN meeting. This meeting also helped revive relationships with network members, who had somewhat …
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Competition Council and the Hellenic Competition Commission The Competition Council of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Hellenic Competition Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the headquarters of the Council in Rabat. This memorandum, signed by Mr. Ahmed RAHHOU and Mr. Ioannis LIANOS, presidents of the two institutions, further strengthens the partnership relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Hellenic Republic. Indeed, through this Memorandum of Understanding, the bilateral cooperation between the two bodies will optimize the institutional twinning framework concluded between the Competition Council …
The Competition Council contributed to the work of the first annual meeting of the Arab Competition Network, organized in Cairo under the auspices of the Arab League in March 2022. This meeting was marked by the creation of the network, which is composed of three working groups. The Competition Council of the Kingdom of Morocco chairs the group responsible for mergers and acquisitions, while the Competition Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia chairs the group responsible for enforcing competition protection laws and the Competition Protection Authority of Egypt leads the group responsible for the effectiveness of Competition Authorities. …
