VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 36

5-JUNE-1995

Morocco

Morocco LiftsState Monopoly On Oil Imports

The MoroccanGovernment approved on 30 May a new law ending a 1973 law that gave thestate-owned Samir refinery a monopoly over oil imports. The new law, which isexpected to be passed by the 333-seat parliament later this month, is part ofthe country's energy industry liberalization scheme, which is tied to Rabat'soverall plans to privatize much of the economy. Last January the governmentannounced that oil imports...