King Mohammed VI received today at the Royal Palace of Fez, Ahmed Rahhou, whom the Sovereign appointed president of the Competition Council.
This appointment comes following the submission to the Royal High Attention of the report of the ad-hoc commission charged by the Sovereign with carrying out the necessary investigations to clarify the situation arising from the confusion created by the discordant decisions of the Competition Council in the case of possible agreements in the hydrocarbons sector contained in the divergent notes brought to the High Attention of His Majesty the King on July 23 and 28, 2020.
In accordance with the mission entrusted to it by the Sovereign, the commission ensured compliance with the laws and procedures relating to the functioning of the Competition Council and the conduct of the litigation proceedings and concluded that the processing process this affair was punctuated by numerous procedural irregularities. She also noted a marked deterioration in the climate for deliberations.
In view of the elements submitted to the High Royal Attention, His Majesty the King, may God assist Him, ordered the transmission to the Head of Government of the recommendations of the ad-hoc Commission, in order to remedy the inaccuracies of the legal framework. current, strengthen the impartiality and capacities of this constitutional institution and consolidate its vocation as an independent body contributing to the strengthening of good governance, the rule of law in the economic world and consumer protection.
It is recalled that the ad-hoc committee was not responsible for examining the substance of the contentious case before the Competition Council, nor, even less, to take the place of the Council in its handling.
The approach thus adopted stems from the Sovereign’s firm attachment to the independence and proper functioning of regulatory and good governance institutions ”.
