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The entry into force of Decree No. 2 12 349 of 20 March 2013 on government procurement gave competitors for government contracts more equal access, more equitable treatment of bidders and firmer guarantees of the rights of competitors and contractors, along with increased automation of procedures so as to make the administration of contracts more transparent and effective. The amendments to the Code have several objectives such as transparency, harmonization of procedures, close involvement of Moroccan industry in government procurement, protection of the environment and sustainable development goals. The legal and regulatory framework comprises other legislative texts in addition to this Decree.

Table 3.11 Free zones operating in 2015
Free zone Sectors of activity Area (hectares) Total cost (DH million) Jobs recorded/companies established in 2015

Technopolis Very hi tech industrial activities, and specialized scientific and technical activities and/or research and development such as electronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, chemical and parachemical, renewable energy and energy efficiency activities
61
(of which 20 have been developed)

Technopole d'Oujda Equipment for sustainable development and industrial renewable energy and energy efficiency activities 96
(of which 40 have been developed) 160
(...)

Table 3.13 Some companies with a State holding operating in 2015
Company State's share of the capital (%) Activity
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy 100 Programme of integrated projects for generating electricity from solar energy

Société d'investissements énergétiques 100 Development of renewable energies and improving energy efficiency and economy
(...)

Table 4.6 Overview of agricultural activities eligible for state financial aid, 2015
(...)
Item or activity: Forestry for wood production: afforestation, restocking and reforestation
Type of aid: Subsidy per hectare

(...) The Plan also facilitated (...) the rational use of water resources thanks to efforts to promote the use of economic irrigation technologies for this increasingly scarce resource.

About half of the agricultural investment budget is allocated to irrigation. (...) The total investment budget allocated by the State to the irrigation sector for the period 2008 2014 was on the order of DH 22 billion, or an average of DH 3.2 billion per year. These funds have gone mainly toward the modernization, refurbishment or expansion of irrigation systems and the promotion of water saving irrigation techniques. (...)

The National Irrigation Water Saving Programme (PNEEI 2008 2020) provides for the introduction of new and efficient irrigation technologies, mainly through localized irrigation, at the initiative of private and/or state farms (Table 4.6). The Irrigation Expansion Programme (PEI 2008 2020) will entail expanding irrigation to almost 160,000 hectares in order to optimize the use of the water resources harnessed by means of dams already built or planned. In addition to equipping collective irrigation networks, the programme is also expected to encourage the adoption of localized irrigation techniques by farmers or their organizations (such as associations of irrigators and cooperatives). This programme receives government support through three main instruments: (i) investment in collective irrigation networks; (ii) State financial aid for water saving irrigation techniques and the relevant support; and (iii) building the capacity of associations of irrigators and the Regional Offices for Agricultural Development (ORMVA). Imports of irrigation equipment are exempt from VAT.

Because Moroccan coastal waters are subject to intensive fishing, the new Halieutis plan is seeking to ensure the sustainability of fishery resources, and to upgrade and modernize the sector and improve its competitiveness and performance. (…)

The Government's stated strategy for the fisheries sector is the sustainable management and exploitation of fishery resources. In fact, however, the Moroccan economic zone is subject to intensive fishing. (…)

The Halieutis strategy adopted on 29 September 2009 seeks to exploit the assets of the maritime fisheries and aquaculture sector and to ease the constraints on its growth by setting two key objectives, namely the conservation of fishery resources and sectoral improvements, coupled with an increase in the sector's contribution to the country's economic and social development. This strategy can boast several achievements, namely the establishment of management plans, the overhaul of the management model for fishing ports, improvements in the legal framework, the establishment of the national integrated control plan for the fishing industry, and the institutional marketing and labelling strategy at national and international levels.