Statement from the Competition Council
Following the amendments made to the legal framework governing competition in Morocco, after the entry into force of Law No. 40-21 amending and supplementing Law No. 104-12 on the freedom of prices and competition, and Law No. 41-21 amending and supplementing Law No. 20-13 on the Competition Council and their respective implementing decrees, the General Rapporteur of the Council stated, in his press release of June 2023, that the Competition Council has decided to refer to the investigation the file concerning possible anticompetitive practices in the hydrocarbons market, in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 bis of the aforementioned …
Decision of the Competition Council No. 80/D/2022
Description: Decision of the Competition Council No. 80/D/2022 of July 28, 2022 concerning the practices implemented by the Order of Chartered Accountants in the market of legal and contractual financial and accounting audit following the referral made by the company « Ingénierie-Révision-Audit-Comptabilité » (IRAC). …
Statement from the Competition Council
Regarding the settlement agreement reached between the Competition Council and the National Order of Architects. …
Statement from the Competition Council
In accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition, the Competition Council held two meetings on July 7 and 28, 2022, to study and examine the referral concerning chartered accountants. Following deliberations and in accordance with the provisions of Article 39 of the aforementioned Law 104-12, the Council made Decision No. 80/D/2022, imposing a pecuniary sanction of three million dirhams (3,000,000) on the Order of Chartered Accountants. This sanction was imposed due to the Order’s violation of Article 6 of the aforementioned law, which prohibits agreements, in any form or for …