Press Releases

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 proposed operation. The publication of this press release does not confirm the completeness of the file provided for in Article …

As part of monitoring the competitive functioning of national markets, preliminary investigations conducted by the competent services of the Competition Council have identified the possible existence of a price-fixing agreement between certain economic operators in the sardine supply market; This agreement could distort free competition in the relevant market and harm consumer interests. To this end, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Law No. 20.13 on the Competition Council as amended and supplemented, the latter, on the proposal of its acting general rapporteur, decided to take ex officio action to open an investigation procedure to examine …

As part of monitoring the competitive functioning of national markets, preliminary investigations conducted by the competent services of the Competition Council have revealed elements indicating that certain café owners and managers are considering a possible increase in the prices of beverages served in cafes. This information has been reported by several press sources. In this regard, the Competition Council recalls that, in accordance with the provisions of Law 104.12 on price freedom and competition as amended and supplemented, the setting of prices for products and services is determined by the operation of free competition, except in cases specified, on a …

In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council’s Section held a meeting on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 09:00, under the chairmanship of Mr. TALBI Abdelaziz, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the file submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. The Section decided to authorize three economic concentration operations related to: The acquisition of exclusive control of the company “Saras S.p.A.” by the company “Vitol B.V.”; The joint acquisition of the company “Cardio Plus SARL” by Mr. Abdallah Badaa and Mr. Soufiane Badaa, through the acquisition of …

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, April 22, 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 April 15, 2024. The Permanent Commission then decided to authorize the economic concentration operation concerning the direct joint control acquisition of the company …

In accordance with Article 38 of the Internal Regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Chaimae Abbou, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the file submitted to it by the Council’s investigative services. The Section decided to authorize the economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by Compagnie Financière Jousset of the company SMAC, 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 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the « summary of the transaction » below, containing the information provided by the parties. This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed transaction. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the …

In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:00 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 two economic concentration operations: The acquisition by the company « Bettcher Industries, Inc. » of the exclusive control of the company « Lima SAS », through the acquisition of 100% of its share capital and associated voting rights; The …

In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Tuesday, April 09, 2024 at 10:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. ABOUABDELMAJID Hassan, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the file submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. The Section decided to authorize two economic concentration operations related to: The joint control acquisition of the companies “Sogefi USA Inc.” and “Sogefi Filtration SA”, subsidiaries of “Sogefi S.p.A”, by the companies “Carta Acquisition France SAS” and “Carta Acquisition US Inc.”, subsidiaries of “Pacific Avenue Capital …