Gas Exploration: Sound Energy Shows Its Ambitions in Morocco: "The British gas explorer Sound Energy has just received two green lights. The first concerns the construction of a pipeline for exporting to Europe its gas production from the Oriental. The second agreement concerns the acquisition of a new license located in the same recognition zone."
Media: Appeals to Extend the Deadline for the Entry into Force of the Press Code: "The parties of the majority have just tabled a bill to extend the deadline by an additional year to comply with the new law on press and publishing. But neither the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers nor the National Labor Union of the Moroccan Press see with favor this initiative carried out in the absence of any consultation with them."
Read more: LE MATIN DU SAHARA
Mines: Households in Permits: "New opportunity for investors interested in obtaining mining titles. By September, they will be able to respond to calls for tenders to be issued for inactive permits and withdrawn from the exploration or exploitation circuit. To date, 1,404 licenses, 23 of which have been recovered by the Ministry of Energy and Mines. This operation will release more than 20,000 km2 in search."
The Retirement of the Self-Employed Among MPs: "After its validation by the Second Chamber, the draft law on the retirement of the self-employed has just been transferred to the House of Representatives. This coverage expected by a population estimated at 6 million people will be entrusted to CNSS. The plan will be in points, the contribution will be based on a flat-rate income fixed by category or subcategory, and the retirement fixed at 65 years. Self-employed workers may remain active for up to 75 years."
Read more: L'ECONOMISTE
Domestic Work: Law No. 19-12 Applicable from Tomorrow: "This is the start for the entry into force of the Domestic Work Act! This August 10 marks its implementation, after a long series of negotiations and procrastination. Currently, domestic work will be regulated and subject to numerous legal provisions. Both the employment contract and the household tasks considered dangerous are well-tied and must be respected by all, in accordance with international obligations relating to the decent work of domestic workers. Domestic work in Morocco is now organized."
Investment: AMDIE Bill Adopted in Commission: "The pace is accelerating in Parliament before the end of the spring session. On Monday, the Commission on Finance and Economic Development in the House of Representatives adopted, at second reading, the draft law establishing the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investment and Exports (AMDIE). At the time of going to press, the text was to be adopted yesterday, Tuesday, at the last plenary session of this meeting. Several amendments have been introduced, among them, the obligation to create regional sections."
Read more: AL BAYANE
Game of Musical Chairs at the Head of Prisons: "The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) is on the burning coals. In a month, it published several denials relating, in the majority, to its residents arrested during the events of Al Hoceima."
Ilyas El Omari Presents His Resignation from the Position of MAP's Secretary General: Decisions Taken Against Certain Presidents of Local and Regional Authorities and Warnings Addressed to the Members of the Tractor Party: "The Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Ilyas El Omari, presented, in Rabat on Monday, his resignation of his position, announced the Political Bureau of the party. "Given his political responsibility as Secretary-General who oversaw the various phases that crossed the party for more than a year, including the electoral deadlines, Ilyas El Omari resigned from his position as Secretary General of MAP, while stressing that he will remain, as he has always been, an activist within the party and its organs," MAP specifies in a statement released Monday night at the MAP."
Read more: LIBERATION
Tourism: Destination Ouarzazate Again Seduces: "In the first half of 2017, Ouarzazate has recorded the biggest increases in national arrivals and overnight stays for the month of June (+118 and +78% respectively). Thanks to the promotional efforts of the province of Ouarzazate and tourism professionals in collaboration with ONMT, the city continues to attract more and more tourists."
CNPAC Study: Only 48% of Motorists Stop at Stop Panel! : "Not respecting Stop panel, running red light, forgetting the seat belt... Moroccans always drive as badly and do not respect traffic laws. This is the overall finding that emerges from the latest study by the National Committee for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents (CNPAC) which was carried out in March 2017 and whose results have just been published."
Read more: AUJOURD'HUI LE MAROC
Speculation Against the Dirham: What Is the Status of the Exchange Office's Investigation? : "The investigations open to the main banks of the place and some major importers will continue until the end of August. The legal framework, the conduct of the inspection mission, the scale of sanctions... Who does what and how long will it last? Update on the Exchange Office's investigation."
Export and Investment: AMDIE Clarifies Its Prerogatives: "The adoption in commission of the bill establishing the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investment and Export (AMDIE) allowed to endorse the amendments introduced in the House of Councilors. The agency will have to create regional chapters and submit an annual report of its activity to Parliament."
Read more: Les Inspirations Eco
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