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In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Law No. 20-13 on the Competition Council, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council may issue and publish guidelines to explain and detail the application methods of certain legal and regulatory provisions governing competition.<\/p>\n

In this context, the Council has developed a draft guidelines on the application of competition law to cooperation agreements and practices pursuing sustainability objectives, in light of the provisions of Law No. 104-12<\/a> on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented.<\/p>\n

This project aims to provide companies, professional associations, and other economic actors with a clear and transparent framework specifying the principles of analysis, conditions, and assessment criteria applicable to these agreements, as well as the exchange methods with the Council when they wish to ensure the compatibility of their initiatives with competition rules.<\/p>\n

To this end, a public consultation is launched to collect comments and observations from various stakeholders, until November 09, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comments and observations can be sent to the following address: secretariat.general@conseil-concurrence.ma<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Law No. 20-13 on the Competition Council, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council may issue and publish guidelines to explain and detail the application methods of certain legal and regulatory provisions governing competition. In this context, the Council has developed a draft guidelines on the application of competition law to cooperation agreements and practices pursuing sustainability objectives, in light of the provisions of Law No. 104-12 on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented. This project aims to provide companies, professional associations, and other economic actors with a clear and transparent framework specifying the principles of analysis, conditions, and assessment criteria applicable to these agreements, as well as the exchange methods with the Council when they wish to ensure the compatibility of their initiatives with competition rules. To this end, a public consultation is launched to collect comments and observations from various stakeholders, until November 09, 2026. 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