Moroccan nationality is required to establish a practice as an architect in Morocco. Authorisation for foreign nationals to establish a practice as an architect may be [exceptionally] granted in light of the sector's needs.
"Article 4
No one may hold the title or exercise, in a private capacity, the profession of architect if he is not authorized by the administration. The authorization is issued after the opinion of the National Council of the Order of Architects to the applicant fulfilling the following conditions:
- be of Moroccan nationality;
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Article 17
Subject to the stipulations of duly published international conventions, persons of foreign nationality may be authorized to practice, in a private capacity, the profession of architect in Morocco under the conditions and limits provided for by the legislation on immigration, in particular its provisions in under which the authorization to practice may be limited to an administrative district of the Kingdom.
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Article 19
The private architect practices his profession either as an independent, as an employee, or as a partner in a firm of architects.
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Article 21
The duly authorized architects, wishing to use in common the working means at their disposal for the exercise of their profession, may, for this purpose, form a general partnership among themselves.
Article 22
The architectural firm is governed by the provisions of the Code of Obligations and Contracts, subject to the following provisions:
1. the accession of a new associate must first receive the agreement of all the associates;
2. the dissolution is not incurred in the event of death, declared absence, prohibition, declaration of bankruptcy, judicial liquidation or renunciation of one or more partners, the company continuing between those who remain, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract.[...]" (Law on exercise of the architecture profession and establishment of the National College of Architects (No. 16-89 of 10 September 1939), Articles 4, 17, 19, 21 and 22 [google translation])
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"Article 13
Permission to practice the profession of architecture in the private sector by foreigners referred to in Article 17 of the aforementioned Law No. 16.89 is delivered by a decision issued by the Secretary-General of the Government after consulting the opinion of the governmental authority in charge of reconstruction, the National Council of the Council of Architects and the committee charged with studying permission requests related to immigration in order to practice a profession The architecture stipulated in Decree No. 2.72.600 of 11 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1392 (December 18, 1972).
For this purpose, the person concerned must deposit at the employment headquarters or the region to which he intends to work a request for permission accompanied by a certificate of nationality and the documents referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 of Article 10 above, and in the case of an exemption from training with a certificate delivered by the competent professional body in The country of origin and evidence that the profession of architecture has been practiced in the private sector for a period of no less than five continuous years.
The decision referred to in the first paragraph above shall be published in the form of an extract in the Official Gazette.[...]" (Decree in implementation of Law No. 16.89 relating to the practice of the profession of architecture and the creation of a commission National Architects (No. 2.93.66 of 1 October 1993), Article 13 [google translation])
Law on exercise of the architecture profession and establishment of the National College of Architects (No. 16-89 of 10 September 1939), Articles 4, 17, 19, 21 and 22
Decree in implementation of Law No. 16.89 relating to the practice of the profession of architecture and the creation of a commission National Architects (No. 2.93.66 of 1 October 1993), Article 13
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