The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced 38 protective measures for domestic products. These measures were put in place after investigations revealed that certain countries were dumping subsidized goods into Moroccan markets to harm the national economy, according to Alakhbar.
In response to a written question, the Ministry of Industry and Trade explained that it has enforced trade protection measures under Law No. 15.09 to protect domestic production from unfair competition.
These measures comply with Morocco’s international commitments and global standards. This helps to address the challenges of international trade, especially as Morocco continues to open up its markets.
The same source mentioned that the Ministry has investigated complaints from domestic producers who were being harmed by imports that were either sold at unfairly low prices or in excessive quantities.
As a result, it has implemented protective measures to help these industries, including ceramics, pharmaceuticals, wood, textiles, clothing, plastics, paper, steel, iron wires, pipes, and household electrical appliances.
It also noted that 38 protective measures have been put in place to protect domestic industries from harmful imports.
To better handle the growing number and complexity of these measures and to stay competitive, the Ministry is taking several steps.
These include renegotiating trade protection provisions in free trade agreements, updating the laws and regulations governing trade protection, revising the trade protection procedures manual, and enhancing foreign legal expertise.
The minister highlighted that the implementation of trade protection measures has yielded positive outcomes for the impacted production sectors.
These measures have helped to rectify and eliminate the distortions caused by unfair trade practices during imports and the excessive influx of imports that could potentially harm the domestic industry.
They have also mitigated losses and disruptions that could have adversely affected these sectors, enabling them to maintain their competitiveness both domestically and internationally.
The same source underscored that these protective measures have preserved 2,534 jobs between 2022 and 2023.
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