Contract / Commercial law
Draft law n°17-89 amending the commercial law, providing for the creation of an electronic register of companies, managed at a national level by OMPIC and at a local level by the courts’ registers of companies. The draft law also includes new provisions regarding domiciliation of companies.
Draft law n°17-73 amending the section of the commercial law relating to companies going through difficulties. The draft law introduces the proceeding of safeguarding for companies facing difficulties but not yet in a situation of cessation of payments, creates a representation for creditors and includes specific provisions relating to international bankruptcy proceedings
Company law
Draft law n° 88-17 relating to the electronic incorporation of companies, providing for a simplification of the procedures and a reduction of delays of the various steps necessary for the incorporation of a company
Labor law
Draft law providing for the elimination of all forms of discrimination based on disability or health status adopted by the house of representatives
Draft law n°84-17 relating to social security contributions providing for electronic declaration of employees and wages, the reduction of costs and delays of processing of applications, the increase of controls and sanctions -Draft law n°60-17 relating to continuous training of employees in the private sector
Compliance
Draft decree relating to implementation of FATCA by the banks in Morocco, authorizing such banks to disclose the relevant information to the authorities in the USA
Intellectual Property
Draft law n°87-17 relating to the Moroccan office of intellectual property (OMPIC), providing for the management by OMPIC of the electronic platform for the incorporation of companies; the payments relating to intellectual property fillings and other fillings relating to companies, and the storage of such registers
Regulatory/Environmental
Draft decree for the creation of a strategic committee for sustainable development which will be responsible for the monitoring of the national strategy for sustainable development