In this context, the Competition Council has developed a draft of guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements between competitors. The purpose of this project is to provide economic operators and various interested parties with a clear and transparent analytical framework, specifying the principles for assessing the compliance of these agreements with the provisions of Law No. 104-12 on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented, particularly with regard to their purpose, effects, and the exemption conditions provided for by this law.

These guidelines cover certain forms of cooperation, particularly joint purchasing agreements and the pooling of storage infrastructures.

To this end, a public consultation is launched to gather comments and observations from the various stakeholders, until November 09, 2026.

Comments and observations can be sent to the following email address: secretariat.general@conseil-concurrence.ma.

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In this context, the Council has developed a draft guidelines on the application of competition law to cooperation agreements and practices pursuing sustainability objectives, in light of the provisions of Law No. 104-12 on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented.

This project aims to provide companies, professional associations, and other economic actors with a clear and transparent framework specifying the principles of analysis, conditions, and assessment criteria applicable to these agreements, as well as the exchange methods with the Council when they wish to ensure the compatibility of their initiatives with competition rules.

To this end, a public consultation is launched to collect comments and observations from various stakeholders, until November 09, 2026.

Comments and observations can be sent to the following address: secretariat.general@conseil-concurrence.ma.

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These guidelines constitute the reference framework on which the Competition Council relies for the processing of requests received, in accordance with Article 37 of Law No. 104-12 as amended and supplemented.

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Within this framework, a draft of guidelines relating to the procedure for the application of the provisions of Article 37 of Law No. 104-12 on price freedom and competition as amended and supplemented, called ‘the transaction procedure’. This project aims to provide companies and organizations wishing to benefit from this procedure with a clear and transparent framework explaining the purposes, conditions, modalities, and the procedure for its implementation.

To this end, a public consultation is launched to gather comments and observations from the various stakeholders, until May 28, 2024.

Comments and observations can be sent to the following address:  secretariat.general@conseil-concurrence.ma.”

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