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The Permanent Commission then decided to authorize the following economic concentration operations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Exclusive takeover of Promaghreb SA by Toscana Gomma through the acquisition of all shares and voting rights thereto;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Takeover by NGE Contracting SAS of Avanzit Technologie Maroc SA through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and voting rights thereto;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Acquisition by &#8220;Sherwin-Williams Company&#8221; of the exclusive control of &#8220;Industria Chimica Adriatica S.P.A&#8221; through the acquisition of all its share capital and voting rights thereto;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Acquisition by &#8220;Hitachi Rail&#8221; of the railway signaling business of &#8220;Thales SA&#8221;;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Acquisition of indirect exclusive control by &#8220;Plastic Omnium SE&#8221; of &#8220;Hbpo Beteiligungsgesellschaft GMBH&#8221; through the acquisition of an additional 33.33% of the share capital and voting rights thereto;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Joint direct control of Holding G\u00e9n\u00e9rale d\u2019Education SA (HOLGED) by &#8220;Africa50-Project Finance&#8221; through the acquisition of 17.36% of its share capital and voting rights thereto.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Law No. 20-13 on the Competition Council, the Permanent Commission of the Council held a meeting on Monday, November 21, 2022 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&#8217;s investigating services. 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