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2017-2018 

Morocco total 2018 Brochure Expo

Excerpt from the address of HM King Mohammed VI to the nation on the occasion of the 33rd Anniversary of the Green March (6 November 2008)

<< ´ (…) Aussi avons-nous décidé, avec l’aide de Dieu, d’amorcer une nouvelle phase 
dans le processus continu des reformes globales que Nous conduisons, en lançant la 
dynamique d’une régionalisation avancée et graduelle, englobant toutes les régions du 
Maroc, avec, à leur tête, la région du Sahara marocain. (…) >>
Advanced regionalization

Regionalisation Act

In full synergy with the national strategy aimed at giving Morocco an Advanced regionalization that allows greater autonomy for the territories through a development that takes into account the specific characteristics of each region, the Regional Councils are based on the principles of local democracy, gender and gender and the participatory approach, for integrated local development. Organic Law 111-14, which regulates the functioning of the Regional Councils on the has thus come to designate the prerogatives and responsibilities of the regions on the basis of real needs and by implementing strategies that are perfectly suited to their specific characteristics. The aim is to guarantee the best possible results through positive competition between territories at national level in the field of development. This organic law stems from the Moroccan Constitution, which has a title << Gewesten en andere territoriale collectiviteiten> > consisting of 12 articles specific to the management of regions and local authorities. This law has made it possible to enshrine the principle of free governance, that regions have a truly autonomous deliberative power and an executive power, administrative control will be limited to aspects related to the legality of the Decisions.

1959-present

  • The Dahir of 1959, which divided the territory into 16 provinces and two prefectures, before being supplemented by the Dahir of 1960 concerning the organization and creation of urban and rural municipalities.
  • The Constitution of 1962 in turn enshrined this orientation in territorial management by giving the provinces, prefectures and municipalities the right to qualify as local authorities.
  • The Dahir of 1971, which defined this new administrative entity as an economic framework for carrying out work and studies relating to the development of the various territorial areas. According to this text, the is divided into seven regions whose mission is to achieve sustainable development and reduce inequalities between the different regions of Morocco.