The Legislation Committee of the First Chamber of Parliament has just completed the detailed examination of the draft law relating to the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption. Frozen since early October, it should be adopted before the end of the current parliamentary session which ends in early February.
Deputy Danièle Obono is concerned about the fate of the chibanis and chibanias who are excluded from the enjoyment of the right of retired persons residing abroad to have their health costs covered. In a text presented to the Assembly, she draws the attention of the French Minister of Solidarity and Health, Olivier Véran, to the injustices done to these people, whose number is estimated between 800,000 and 850,000.
Morocco is facing a severe shortage of oxygen concentrators. Faced with the high demand for these devices not available on the market, the lives of many people with coronavirus are in danger.
The Council of Government, meeting on Thursday, adopted Decree No. 2.20.805. It modifies and supplements Decree No. 2.18.303, relating to the entry into force of Law No. 97.12 on the fight against doping in the field of sport in Morocco.
Faced with numerous complaints about the treatment of Covid-19 patients in private clinics, the authorities have decided to set up a central commission and regional commissions. Their mission will be to monitor and control the care of infected persons who come to these private clinics.
As part of the proper management of certain funeral services, the Ministry of the Interior, concerned by the lack of human resources, will delegate the powers of the municipal health offices to the private sector. Municipal officials will thus be directed towards medical professions, and doctors towards forensic medicine.
Operators in the fruit and vegetable processing sector will benefit from the new import substitution strategy of the Ministry of Industry. The Moroccan government has just adopted a draft decree to this effect.
Morocco reaffirms its determination to support international efforts to combat organized crime in its various forms. This is what the Minister of Justice, Mohamed Ben Abdelkader, declared on Friday in Tetouan.
The draft law 07-20 on taxation in Morocco is once again coming to the fore. It was analyzed and adopted during the government council on Thursday, November 5.
A study carried out a year ago by the Swiss NGO Public Eye had stated that the cigarettes sold and consumed in Morocco are more harmful than those sold in Europe. Aware of this, the government is trying to better regulate the sector.
Moroccan heavy goods vehicle drivers are required to refuel only at Spanish service stations, risking fines. The decision is not to the liking of the drivers or their representatives.
The First Secretary of the USFP, Driss Lachgar, disagrees with the government. He accuses it of exploiting religion and using money in elections, while remaining attached to the uninominal ballot.