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Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover by the company “Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation” of the company “Labomag SARL”
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 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 from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition of exclusive control by the company “Tractafric Véhicules Industriels SARLAU” of the business assets held by the company “CFAO Motors Maroc SA”
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 was 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 …
Press release from the Competition Council on November 4, 2024
On October 31, 2024, the College of the Competition Council held a session in the presence of representatives from Bank Al Maghrib to definitively examine the referral concerning practices in the electronic card payment market, in accordance with Article 33 of Law 104-12 on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented. After hearing from representatives of the various parties, discussion, and deliberation in accordance with Article 33 bis of the law, the Council unanimously decided to definitively accept the commitments proposed by the CMI and the banks that are shareholders of the CMI, and make them mandatory. It should …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – held on Monday, November 4, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Hassan Abouabdelmajid, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigative services. The Section then made decisions to authorize the following economic concentration operations: Exclusive takeover of the company « Villé Holding Participations SAS » by the company « Vossloh France SAS » through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and associated voting rights; Acquisition by …
Opinion of the Competition Council
In accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of Law 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council will hold « a meeting » « on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at its headquarters located at Angle Avenue Azzaytoune and Avenue Mohamed El Yazidi, Hay Ryad Rabat starting at 09:30. » This meeting will be devoted to the final examination of the referral from the company NAPS SA regarding the practices implemented by the Interbank Electronic Payment Center SA and the banks shareholders of the latter in the electronic card payment market. Rabat, October 29, …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Permanent Commission of the Competition Council – held on Monday, October 28, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Law 20-13 concerning the Competition Council, the Permanent Commission of the council held a meeting on Monday, October 28, 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 investigative services. At the beginning of its work, the Permanent Commission approved the minutes of its meeting held on October 21, 2024. The Permanent Commission then decided to authorize the economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by the company « Siemens Healthcare SARL » of assets …
Press Release: The Acting General Rapporteur of the Competition Council indicates that an unannounced visit and seizure operation was carried out in the home delivery market.
The investigation and inquiry services of the Competition Council conducted, on October 22, 2024, an unannounced visit and seizure operation at a company suspected of implementing anti-competitive practices in the home delivery market. This visit and seizure operation was carried out with the authorization of the Public Prosecutor in whose jurisdiction the searched premises are located, and with the assistance of judicial police officers from the National Judicial Police Brigade designated for this purpose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 72 of Law 104-12 on price freedom and competition as amended and supplemented. It should be noted that at …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – Held on Thursday, October 24, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Adil BOUKBIR, 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: Establishment of a joint venture, “Isopan S.p.A”, by “Marcegaglia Steel S.p.A” and “Manni Group S.p.A”; Project for the acquisition of exclusive control of the company “DS Smith Plc” by the company “International Paper Company”; Acquisition …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by the companies “Pierer Industrie AG”, “Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH” and “Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH”, through the company “Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH”, of joint control of the company “Rosenbauer International AG”
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 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “operation summary” below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information was 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 intended 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 establishment of the joint venture ‘Terafront Farmatech SL’ by the companies ‘Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA’, ‘Innvierte Economia Sostenible SICC, SME, SA’ and the company ‘Insud Pharma SL’.
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 planned operation. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file …
