Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the indirect joint takeover of “Société d’Aménagement d’Essaouira Mogador SA” by Mr. Samih Onsi Naguib SAWIRIS and the companies “Al Nowais Real Estate LLC” and “Eastern Investment LTD”, through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and associated voting rights, through the company “Orascom Investments LLC”.
In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the following “operation summary” containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – Held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 8:30 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Abdelaziz TALBI, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. The section decided to authorize the following four economic concentration operations: Acquisition of joint control of the company « Kazareen Textile Group LTD » by Amethis Fund III SCA, SICAV-RAIF; Establishment of a joint venture named « Terafront Farmatech SL » by the companies « Laboratorios …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Permanent Commission of the Competition Council – held on Monday, December 2, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Law No. 20-13 concerning the Competition Council, as amended and supplemented, the Permanent Commission of the Council held a meeting on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 09:30, under the chairmanship of Mr. Ahmed Rahhou, President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. At the beginning of its work, the Permanent Commission approved the minutes of its meeting held on November 25, 2024. The Permanent Commission then decided to authorize the economic concentration operation related to the creation of the company “Viatris Inc” …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – Held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 8:30 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Abdelaziz Talbi, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. The section decided to authorize the following three economic concentration operations: Acquisition of exclusive control by the company « Pharma Capital SA » of the companies « Afric-Phar SA », « Pharmis SA » and « Partner Lab SA » ; Acquisition by the company « …
Second edition of the competition “Simulation of the model of a competition authority”
The Competition Council is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the competition “Simulation of the model of a competition authority”, intended for students in competition law and economics in universities in Arab countries. It is worth mentioning that this competition is organized within the activities of the Arab Competition Network. Registrations are open until December 1, 2024. Please click here or scan the QR code to register. …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by the company “Siaci Saint Honoré SAS” of the exclusive control of the company “Oasys & Company SAS” and its subsidiaries, through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and related voting rights.
In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “operation summary” below, containing information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover by the company “Global Martilu, SLU” indirectly owned 100% by “MIC Capital Management UK LLP”, of the company “Babel Tenedora de Participaciones SA” and its subsidiaries, through the acquisition of 75.39% of its share capital and related voting rights.
In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “summary of the operation” below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture by the company “IK IX Luxco 3 SARL” and the founding partners of the “Collège de Paris”
In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “summary of the operation” below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the indirect exclusive control acquisition of the company “Zain Energie SARL” by the company “Afriquia SMDC SA” through the acquisition of 49% of the social shares and related voting rights
In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the below “operation summary” containing information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in …
Press release on the international conference on the theme: “Competitive Neutrality and Market Access”.
The Competition Council organized, this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Jaal Riad Resort in Marrakech, an international conference on the theme: “Competitive Neutrality and Market Access”. This conference aims to open a public debate on ways to promote a balanced market environment, allowing fair participation of all stakeholders. The theme of competitive neutrality and market access is particularly important and relevant in the global economic context, where the activities of public enterprises raise crucial competition-related issues, such as competitive neutrality, their relationship with the State, and the challenges this poses for competition law. Furthermore, the issue of public markets …