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Exchange workshop on competition law, dedicated to lawyers and accountants.
Rabat, Friday, June 03, 2022 :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 legal mechanisms for market regulation and ways of interacting with the competition regulator. During this meeting, Mr. Ahmed RAHHOU, President of the Competition Council, emphasized the key role … …
The Competition Council and the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) jointly organized a training workshop for magistrates in June 2022, as part of the joint cooperation program aimed at realizing the complementarity between the two institutions in the field of exchanging expertise; the goal being to ensure a sound interpretation and proper application of legislative texts related to competition in markets. Although the Competition Council is the constitutional body responsible for enforcing competition law and ensuring compliance with its rules in markets, the final decision rests with the judiciary, as with any law. Council decisions are subject to judicial …
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 …
The Competition Council organized a workshop on competition law and economics within the institutional twinning framework in May 2022, aimed at lawyers. This workshop allowed them to discuss practical cases with European experts, highlighting the key role of legal advice in the fight against anticompetitive practices. …
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. …
The AMMC and the Competition Council co-organize a meeting for exchange with capital market players.
Rabat, February 25, 2022 : The President of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority, Mrs. Nezha HAYAT received this morning the President of the Competition Council, Mr. Ahmed RAHHOU for a meeting for exchange with capital market players. This meeting is part of the common actions planned by the partnership agreement concluded between the two institutions last November. It aims to … …
Signing of a cooperation agreement between the Competition Council and the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration.
Rabat, February 22, 2022 : The Competition Council and the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) signed, on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the premises of the ADII, a partnership agreement aimed at establishing a formal framework for the exchange of information, data, and expertise related to common areas of interest… Signed by Mr. Ahmed RAHHOU, President of the Competition Council, and Mr. Nabyl LAKHDAR, Director General of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration… …
