International Conference on the theme: “Competitive Neutrality and Market Access”

The Competition Council organized a conference on November 13, 2024, in Marrakech on the theme “Competitive Neutrality and Market Access”

This conference addressed the following topics:

1/ Public enterprises facing competitive neutrality

• Public sector as an exceptional market player
• Specificity of the public sector regarding competition rules
• Exemptions and Notion of public interest
• State aids / Price fixing or offer subsidies
• Legislation / Tax policy

2/ Regulated professions between competition and regulation

• Status of professional regulation
• Entry barriers
• Evolution of tariffs
• Reform of regulated professions and policies in recent years
• Regulation and technological developments

3/ Interactions between competition authority and sectoral regulators

• Missions and institutional configurations
• Competence conflicts
• Harmonization of decisions
• Timing of intervention (ex ante ex post)
• Cooperation

4/ Access to public markets between competition requirements and expenditure efficiency

• Totally private / regulated / public markets
• Purchasing process of major buyers
• Public markets and international trade (AMP and WTO trade agreements)
• New public procurement code in Morocco
• Anticompetitive practices in market procurement