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The Moroccan Competition Council is increasingly using remedies to address competition concerns in merger control reviews. Recent cases demonstrate the MCC's willingness to impose both structural and behavioral commitments, and actively enforce compliance through fines and monitoring.

Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance has created a new Observatory for Prices and Competition to enhance market monitoring capabilities. This organizational reform centralizes data collection and price analysis within the Ministry while maintaining the Moroccan Competition Council's independent enforcement authority. The restructuring raises questions about how these parallel monitoring and enforcement functions will interact in practice.

Morocco's industrial property statistics reveal significant increases in trademark applications, industrial designs, and patent filings during the first half of 2026. The data demonstrates growing commercial activity across pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and technology sectors, while universities drive nearly half of domestic patent applications.