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Starting a Business in Morocco

This table summarizes the procedures and costs associated with setting up a business in Morocco.

Standardized company

Legal Form: Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL)

City: Casablanca

Registration Requirements Summary


Procedure	Time to complete	Cost to complete
Obtain a certificat negatif, which registers the company name at the Centre Regional d’Investissement (CRI)	1 day	MAD 190 (MAD 170 + MAD 20 droits de timbres)
Deposit paid-in capital in a bank and obtain an attestation de depot	1 day	No charge
Legalize statutes at Mayor’s office (Commune)	1 day	DH 20/page + DH10
File documents with CRI to register with the Ministry of Finance for patent tax, with the Tribunal of Commerce, and for social security and taxation	7 days for registration, 30 days for publication	DH 1,350 =DH1, 000 (1% of capital, at least DH1, 000) + DH200 (registration fee) + DH 350 (registration at commercial registry) + DH 150 publication fee (DH 8-9/ line in business paper, DH4/ line bulletin officiel).
File a declaration with the economic office of the Prefecture (Service Economique de la Commune)	1 day	No charge
Make company stamp	1 day	MAD 200

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Registration Requirements Details

Procedure 1: Obtain a certificat negatif, which registers the company name at the Centre Regional d’Investissement (CRI)

Time to complete: 1 day

Cost to complete: MAD 190 (MAD 170 + MAD 20 droits de timbres)

Procedure 2: Deposit paid-in capital in a bank and obtain an attestation de depot

Time to complete: 1 day

Cost to complete: No charge

Comment: Paid-in capital remains frozen until the company formation is completed. Deposits must be accompanied by a copy of the bylaws and a “certificate negative” from the bank.

Procedure 3: Legalize statutes at Mayor’s office (Commune)

Time to complete: 1day

Cost to complete: DH 20/page + DH10

Comment: The mayor’s office verifies the identity of the person signing the document.

Procedure 4: File documents with CRI to register with the Ministry of Finance for patent tax, with the Tribunal of Commerce, and for social security and taxation

Time to complete: 7 days for registration, 30 days for publication

Cost to complete: DH 1,350 =DH1, 000 (1% of capital, at least DH1, 000) + DH200 (registration fee) + DH 350 (registration at commercial registry) + DH 150 publication fee (DH 8-9/ line in business paper, DH4/ line bulletin officiel).

Comment: The applicant downloads a single registration form (formulaire unique declaration de creation d’entreprise) from the Internet. With the completed form, the applicant files the following: - “Certificat négatif” (original + 3 copies). - Certificate of deposit (attestation de depot) (original + 1copy).- Signed company statutes (at least five copies).- Lease contract for company premises (contrat de bail) (two copies).- Identity cards for managers (three copies).- Notice to be published in the legal newspaper and in the Official Gazette (two copies). The Centre Regional d’Investissement (CRI) centralizes the following procedures: - Deposit of bylaws and registration at the Tribunal of Commerce and the Company Registrar.- “Patente” tax number. - Two announcements: in a legal journal and in the Official Bulletin. - Declaration of fiscal existence.- Social security affiliation.- Legalization of legal books.When submitting the form and all documents, the promoter includes the text for publication in both publications (that is, the legal newspaper and the Official Gazette). The text must be in Arabic and typed. The CRI coordinates the publication process. Although the announcement is published in the Official Gazette in 30 days, a receipt from submitting the publication is enough for filing the registration documents with the Tribunal of Commerce. In about a week, the promoter receives the “patente,” the fiscal identification, the commercial registration certificate, legal books, and the social security registration (CNSS registration). As a new service, the entrepreneur can request to be notified by text message when the file is ready.

Procedure 5: File a declaration with the economic office of the Prefecture (Service Economique de la Commune)

Time to complete: 1 day

Cost to complete: No charge

Comment: The company must file a letter of solicitation, a copy of the “patente,” a copy of the bylaws, and another application letter (for the second type of authorization), and a map of the establishment, installations, fire controls, waste treatment, and so forth. The Economic Office of the Prefecture assesses the company’s security and health conditions and its potential environment effects. The procedure can also be done at the CRI.

Source:
http://www.doingbusiness.org/Exploretopics/startingbusiness/Details.aspx?economyid=132

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