Morocco
Morocco Bolsters Legal Framework to Combat Rising Cybercrime Threats
Morocco wants to introduce new legal provisions in its legal arsenal to fight all forms of cybercrime, particularly those targeting women and children.
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Morocco's Labor Union Proposes Fuel Price Regulation Bill to Protect Consumers
The Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT) has just tabled in the House of Councilors a bill relating to the regulation of fuel prices in Morocco.
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Morocco Moves to Reduce Pre-Trial Detention, Ease Prison Overcrowding
Faced with the overcrowding of Moroccan prisons, the government wants to reduce the excessive use of pre-trial detention . A bill has been initiated for this purpose.
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Morocco Tightens Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Mandates Border Declarations
Morocco is toughening its legal arsenal to strengthen its fight against money laundering. Parliament has just adopted an amendment proposed by the government to make the declaration of amounts over 100,000 dirhams at border posts mandatory.
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Moroccan Government to Review Health Emergency Status and New Investment Charter
The Council of Government will hold a session next Thursday, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch. Seven draft decrees will be examined during the session.
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Morocco's Parliament to Implement Amazigh Language Use, Boosting Linguistic Diversity
The current legislature plans to take legal measures to officially use Amazigh in parliament. This project will be addressed just after the adoption of the 2022 Finance Bill.
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Morocco Approves Law Allowing Citizens to Generate Their Own Electricity
The government has adopted a legal measure that authorizes any natural or legal person to produce electricity for their own needs, and possibly to be able to use the national grid for its transport.
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Morocco Approves New Tax on Computers and Tablets to Combat E-Waste
The bill on the tax on computer equipment initiated by the government was easily voted by the House of Representatives.
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Morocco Sets 2024 Deadline for Cigarettes to Meet International Health Standards
Cigarettes sold in Morocco will have to comply with international standards as of January 1, 2024. This is the decision of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII). After this date, non-compliant cigarettes with these provisions will no longer be allowed to be marketed in the Kingdom.
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Moroccan Activists Push for Decriminalization of Same-Sex Relations and Premarital Sex
The "Outlaws" are counting on the new parliament to make their proposals for the defense of individual freedoms a reality. The Collective calls on the new parliamentarians "to build a true democracy and true equality".
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Morocco Adopts International Standards for Cigarette Chemical Limits
Moroccan cigarettes will now comply with international standards. Meeting in council, the government has adopted draft decree No. 2.21.235 setting the maximum tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in cigarettes.
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Morocco Opens Doors to Foreign Doctors, Easing Restrictions on Medical Practice
Morocco will soon welcome the first foreign doctors on its soil. The legal framework already exists with the adoption of a new law on the practice of medicine, in particular, the provisions concerning the facilitation of access conditions for foreigners to practice this profession in the country.