The establishment of any foreign-owned and directed newspaper or periodical in Morocco is subject to a discriminatory authorisation procedure.
SECTION 1:
 The freedom of publication of newspapers of printing, publishing and bookstores is guaranteed in accordance with the provisions of this law.
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CHAPTER II - PERIODIC PRESS
SECTION 1 - RIGHT TO PUBLICATION, MANAGEMENT, AND DECLARATION
SECTION 3:
Any newspaper or periodical may be published freely after completion of the formalities prescribed by article 5 of this Dahir.
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SECTION 5:
Before the publication of any newspaper or periodical, a statement in triplicate containing:
1- the title of the newspaper or periodical and its methods of publication and distribution;
2- marital status, nationality, domicile, level of studies and the numbers of national identity cards and, if they are foreigners, of residence permits, of the director of the publication or possibly of the co-director as well than permanent editors;
3- the name and address of the printing press responsible for printing;
4- the company's registration number in the commercial register, if applicable;
5- the amount of capital invested in the company, with an indication of the origin of the funds thus invested and, if it is a legal person, the nationality of the owners of the securities representing the share capital;
6- indication of the language or languages ​​in which the publication will be made;
And for incorporated businesses:
7- the date of the memorandum of association of the company and the place where the legal publication was made;
8- the marital status, profession, nationality and domicile of the members of the Board of Directors, the shareholders or unitholders and, in general, the managers and members of the company, as well as the name commercial, industrial or financial companies of which they are administrators, directors or managers.
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SECTION 11:
The term "publication" within the meaning of this Dahir means all newspapers, magazines, notebooks or information sheets not having a strictly scientific, artistic, technical or professional character and appearing at regular intervals and once a month at least
SECTION 12:
All owners, partners, shareholders, sponsors, donors and other participants in the financial life of publications published in Morocco must be of Moroccan nationality.
Newspapers and writings published in accordance with the provisions of articles 27 and 28 of this law are not subject to the provisions of this article.
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 SECTION 3 FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS OR WRITINGS
SECTION 27:
Any newspaper or periodical which is either created or published in whole or in part using foreign funds, or directed by a foreigner, is deemed to be foreign with regard to this Dahir, whatever the language of expression.
SECTION 28:
Any foreign newspaper or periodical printed in Morocco is subject to the general provisions of this law and to the specific provisions below:
No newspaper or periodical may be created, published or printed without a prior authorization decree having been issued upon written request made in the forms provided for in article 5 above and addressed to the government authority responsible for communication.
The authorization is deemed null and void if the publication of the newspaper or periodical does not occur within one year of obtaining the authorization or if its publication is interrupted for one year.[...]" (Dahir n ° 1-02-207 of Rejeb 25, 1423 (October 3, 2002) promulgating Law No. 77-00 amending and supplementing Dahir No. 1-58-378 of Joumada I 3, 1378 (November 15, 1958) forming the code of Press and Publishing.[google translation])
Dahir n ° 1-02-207 of Rejeb 25, 1423 (October 3, 2002) promulgating Law No. 77-00 amending and supplementing Dahir No. 1-58-378 of Joumada I 3, 1378 (November 15, 1958) forming the code of Press and Publishing.[google translation]
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