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The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting, via video conference, on Friday, April 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., under the chairmanship of Mr. Driss GUERRAOUI, President of the Council. After a thorough examination of the first item on the agenda, the Permanent Commission decided to authorize the economic concentration operation involving the acquisition of all the shares making up the share capital of “Frulact S.G.P.S. S.A.” by the investment fund “Ardian Buyout Fund VII B”, as it will not affect competition in the relevant market. In addition, the Members of the Permanent Commission adopted two decisions of …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting, via videoconference, on Friday, April 3, 2020 at 10:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Driss GUERRAOUI, President of the Council. After a thorough examination of the first item on the agenda of this meeting, the members of the Permanent Commission decided to authorize the economic concentration operation, involving the acquisition by the Company «Poly One Corporation» of all the shares making up the share capital of the Company «Clariant Plastics & Coatings AG» and other assets dedicated to the masterbatch activity of «Clariant AG», given that this operation will …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting, via video conference, on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 10:00, under the chairmanship of Mr. Driss GUERRAOUI, President of the Council. After a thorough examination of the items on the agenda, the following decisions were adopted: The decision regarding the acquisition by the Company “Argos Wityu S.A.S” of all the shares of the capital and voting rights of the Company “EJ Barbier SA” which holds 67.64% of the Capital and 82.98% of the voting rights of the shareholder Company “Société anonyme d’Explosifs et de Produits Chimiques”, as well as 95% …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting via videoconference on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:00 am. This meeting was dedicated to the examination and approval of three economic concentration decisions and three inadmissibility decisions submitted for the consideration of the Permanent Commission. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Driss Guerraoui, President of the Competition Council, expressed his warm thanks and deep appreciation to all members, officials, and staff of the Competition Council for their voluntary contribution to the Special Fund for the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, created in accordance with the High Directives of …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting on Monday, March 16, 2020, as part of the emergency consultation procedure set by law for the processing of the opinion request submitted to the council by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform, regarding the regulation of prices for hydroalcoholic gels and protective masks, due to the spread of the Covid-19 Virus which has transitioned from an epidemic to a pandemic according to the World Health Organization. After a thorough examination of all legal aspects, and considering that the measure envisaged by the Government aims to counteract speculations …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held a meeting on Wednesday 11 March 2020 at its headquarters in Rabat. This meeting, chaired by Mr. Driss GUERRAOUI, President of the Council, was devoted to the examination and approval of the economic concentration decision project concerning the acquisition of all the share capital and voting rights of the Company Satcoma-Satas Voyageurs by the Compagnie de Transports du Maroc (CTM). After a thorough examination of all aspects related to this economic concentration project, and considering that the Moroccan market for road passenger transport is not affected by this operation, the Permanent Commission …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held its meeting, under the chairmanship of Mr. Driss GUERRAOUI, President of the Competition Council, on Friday, March 06, 2020, at its headquarters in Rabat. This meeting was devoted to the examination and approval of the economic concentration project related to the establishment by the “Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations“,  “EDF Pulse Croissance Holding“,  “ ENGIE “  and “La Poste” of the joint company “ARCHIPELS”, active in the certification and management, through Blockchain, of documents and information related to individuals and businesses. After a thorough examination of the various aspects related to this …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held a meeting on Friday, February 21, 2020 at its headquarters in Rabat. The members of the Commission proceeded to examine and approve the economic concentration transaction related to the acquisition by Carlisle Companies Incorporated of all the capital and voting rights of Draka Fileca s.a.s. In this context, the members decided to conduct a thorough study for the finalization of the investigation, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of article 15 of Law No. 104.12 on price freedom and competition. During this meeting, the Permanent Commission discussed the preparations for …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held a meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020. This meeting was dedicated to the examination and approval of the Competition Council’s opinion project regarding the draft order of the Minister of Economy and Finance and Administrative Reform implementing the provisions of Law No. 17-99 on Insurance Code, concerning the guarantee against the consequences of catastrophic events provided for in Article 64-1 of the same law. During this meeting, the Permanent Commission also approved decisions regarding two economic concentration projects. The first concentration project concerns the acquisition by Ciments du Maroc of all the …

The Permanent Commission of the Competition Council held a meeting on Thursday, January 09, 2020, in the presence of the vice-presidents of the Council, Ms. Jihane BENYOUSSEF, Mr. Abdelghani ASNAINA, Mr. Abdellatif El’MKADEM, and Mr. Hassan ABOUABDELMAJID, as well as Mr. Mohamed ABOUELAZIZ, Secretary General of the Council. This meeting was dedicated to the presentation and approval of two projects declared inadmissible decisions. The first decision project concerns the referral from the company Famacolor, regarding alleged unfair competition in the discontinuous polyester fiber sector. The second one deals with the referral from the company MIFA EQUIPMENT, regarding the tender for …