Administration

Articles

• Morocco Overhauls Interior Ministry Structure to Enhance Local Governance
  5 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  After the approval of draft decree No. 2.19.1086, relating to the powers and organization of the Ministry of the Interior on January 2, the department presents a new face.
  The draft decree aims to restructure and improve the central services of the Ministry of the Interior in order to enable them to better fulfill their new roles. These roles are clearly defined in the legislative and organic texts in force, in particular the organic laws relating to local authorities, reports Médias24. (…)

• Moroccan Retiree’s Pension Slashed Due to Decades-Old Divorce Oversight
  8 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Hakim*, a 65-year-old Liège resident of Moroccan origin, strangely receives half of his pension due to a separation by repudiation, effective for 41 years, but not recognized by the federal administration.
  "Instead of 2,400 euros, I earn 1,200 euros per month. It’s the same as an unemployed person even though I’ve worked all my life," confided this 65-year-old retiree who has accumulated 49 years of professional experience in the chemical industry as a worker to RTL INFO.
  Surprised, he (…)

• Morocco Passes Bill to Streamline Administrative Procedures and Boost Investment
  11 January 2020, by Ginette

  Unanimously, the members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee in the House of Representatives adopted draft law No. 55.19 relating to the simplification of administrative procedures and formalities.
  Good news for users of the administration who will be able to obtain their administrative documents without much difficulty. This bill, approved in the presence of the Delegate Minister of the Interior, Noureddine Boutayeb, aims to significantly improve administrative (…)

• Morocco’s Civil Service Costs Exceed 112 Billion Dirhams, Employs Over 560,000
  19 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  A summary of the 2020 human resources report, published by the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Public Administration Reform, indicates that the Moroccan civil service had a civilian workforce of 564,549 civil servants in 2019. These agents cost the State more than 112 billion dirhams.
  According to the report, the analysis of the distribution, by department, of the civilian workforce of the State personnel, for the year 2019, clearly shows that more than 90% of the civilian civil servants (…)

• Morocco’s Digital Push Aims to Cut Red Tape as Public Frustration with Bureaucracy Soars
  22 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  Indicators of the relationship with the administration indicate that levels of dissatisfaction remain high. The use of digitalization is essential.
  "The Moroccan citizen spends an average of 50 hours per year interacting with the various public administrations. As for companies, they spend an average of 200 hours per year in contact with public services with a dissatisfaction rate ranging between 85 and 90%," indicates the note of general guidelines for the development of digital in (…)

• New Tax Rules Require Banks to Report Beneficial Owners to Authorities
  1 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The tax administration has set new obligations that apply to banks and insurance companies as part of the reporting of beneficial owners.
  Article 214 of the General Tax Code on the right to information lists new penalties for violations of the provisions relating to this right, reports La Vie Eco. In this sense, banks and insurance companies have obligations to fulfill. This will involve communicating information on beneficial owners to the tax authorities.
  Specifically, financial (…)

• Morocco Passes Law to Streamline Government Procedures and Boost Public Trust
  7 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The members of the House of Councilors unanimously adopted, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in Rabat, the draft law 55.19 relating to the simplification of administrative procedures and formalities.
  This is a bill that aims to promote a climate of trust between the administration and users and to better frame the action of public services according to transparent and well-defined procedures. According to the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, Noureddine Boutayeb, this project (…)

• Paris Police Move to Dismiss Officers for Alleged Extremism
  7 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  A first. The Paris Police Prefecture has demanded the dismissal of three civil servants for extremism. The files must soon be presented to a specific joint commission, attached to Matignon for instructions.
  The procedure for dismissing police officers has been initiated. Indeed, an agent of the intelligence directorate of the Paris Police Prefecture, during an attack that occurred on October 3, 2019, put an end to the lives of four of his colleagues.
  The disciplinary procedure against (…)

• Morocco Tax Official Sentenced in $3.7 Million Embezzlement Scheme
  11 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The accomplices of the tax collector, namely his wife (banker) and his two parents (both retired), were each sentenced to four years in prison, reports Le360. Similarly, the chamber of financial crimes (first instance) near the court of appeal of Rabat sentenced a group of defendants, including an entrepreneur and several company executives, involved in this case, to a shared sentence of 22 years in prison.
  This case of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering had come to light in (…)

• Former Fez Mayor Faces Legal Scrutiny Amid Corruption Allegations, Remains Abroad
  12 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The former mayor of Fez, Hamid Chabat, will have to explain himself before the courts for the many cases of irregularities noted in the management of the municipality. However, he is not in the country, and has no intention of returning.
  Mismanagement of the cleanliness, transport and housing sectors, a file of falsification of development plans under investigation at the Fez Court of Appeal, influence peddling... The cases in which the former mayor of Fez, Hamid Chabat, would be (…)