Dealing with Construction Permits in
Morocco
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
MAD 3,251,500
- City: Casablanca
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain Cadastral Plan
The cadastral plan contains the company name; the coordinates of the land plot, including north-south orientation; the registration number of the property title; the cadastral map; and the situation plan.
Agency: Agence Nationale de Consérvation Foncière et du Cadastre
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2 days
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MAD 60
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| 2 |
Obtain Lands Registry Plan (Note de renseignements)
The lands registry plan specifies the intended purpose of the land. It can take between 3 and 15 days to obtain this document.
Agency: Agence Urbaine de Casablanca
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7 days
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MAD 450
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| 3 |
Request an obtain building permit
A one-stop shop was established in Casablanca at the end of 2006 and became operational in April 2006. At the one-stop shop, documents are deposited, the request electronically filed, and an issuance date assigned within 15 days. As in the old system, however, there still exists a commission (interagency) meeting to approve the files, though this commission has been administratively modernized. The commission meets every day to discuss issues concerning buildings in different neighborhoods (prefectures) and is the one in charge of approving the application. The file submitted to obtain a building permit includes about eight architectural plans, land registry plans, the land ownership certificate provided by Land Registry, and application forms containing general information about the construction project and a description of the construction project. A set of the application file is sent to the Fire Department (Protection Civile), Prefecture Authorities, and Land Registry (Agence Urbaine), and LYDEC (Lyonnaise Des Eaux de Casablanca). The fees are paid at the municipality once the building permit has been granted to the project owner. Each architectural study plan is subject to the following payments: - MAD 50 for stamp duties. - MAD 2 per square meter of construction for fire safety. - MAD 20 per square meter for the permit. - Approximately MAD 2,000 for occupancy permit (frais d'occupation de domaine public).
Agency: Municipal Authority, Prefecture Authorities, Land registry (Agence Urbaine) and Fire Department (Protection Civile)
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15 days
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MAD 32,263
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| 4 |
Receive inspection from the Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) during construction
Usually the builder informs the commune through an ‘avis d’ouverture de chantier’ of the beginning of the construction, and architects actually welcome inspections early on to be able to make changes to the project before it is too late.
The Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) may conduct inspections any time. The frequency of inspections may range from once every 2 weeks to once every several months. There is no mandatory number of inspections, but in general, there are from two to five visits carried out during construction.
The construction company keeps a book which is filled each time there is an inspection so that the result is registered for future reference.
Agency: Municipality
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1 day
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no charge
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| 5 |
Receive inspection from the Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) during construction
Agency: Municipality (“Police municipale”)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 6 |
Receive inspection from the Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) during construction
Agency: Municipality (“Police municipale”)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 7 |
Receive inspection from the Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) during construction
Agency: Municipality (“Police municipale”)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 8 |
Receive inspection from the Controlleur de la commune (Municipal inspector) during construction
Agency: Municipality (“Police municipale”)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 9 |
Request and receive final inspection from municipal authorities
According to the municipal authorities, inspections are generally organized 2 weeks after receiving a request for an occupancy permit. Once the municipal authorities have verified that the building conforms with the approved architectural plans, the occupancy permit is granted.
Agency: Municipal Authorities, Prefecture Authorities, Land Registry, and Emergency Services (usually this inspection is coordinated among the different agencies)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 10 |
Obtain Certificate of Conformity (Certificat de Conformité)
The decision to grant a permit is made by a Municipal Authority. Once all the experts who intervened in the construction sign the ‘attestation de fin des travaux’. In 30% of the cases the certificate de conformité is given immediately. In the other cases when the municipality decides to look into safety issues, it would take from 2 to 3 weeks.
Agency: Municipality
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30 days
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no charge
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| * 11 |
Apply for water and sewerage connections
As of June 2010 the request to be connected to electricity, water and sewage is done at the LYDEC (Lyonnaise Des Eaux de Casablanca) in one same dossier (file) after construction.
Agency: LYDEC
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 12 |
Receive water and sewerage inspection from LYDEC
LYDEC (Lyonnaise Des Eaux Casablanca ) inspects the site to estimate the connection and installation costs. LYDEC inspectors usually visit the site within 2 weeks of processing the application for water, sewerage and electricity connection.
Agency: LYDEC
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 13 |
Obtain water and sewerage connections
For the water supply connection, LYDEC uses the following pricing formula: (PGI) = KO x I/IO x (Q-35), where KO = MAD 917,10 per cubic meters per day; I/IO = revision indicia; and Q = 1 cubic meters/day x 100 m2. The applicable value added tax on PGI is 14%.
Agency: LYDEC
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57 days
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MAD 5,000
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| * 14 |
Apply for telecommunications network
The costs for the IAM telephone connection are a flat fee of MAD 1,000, and the monthly minimum is MAD 110.
Agency: Maroc Telecom
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5 days
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MAD 1,000
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| 15 |
Register building with the Agence Nationale de Consérvation Foncière et du Cadastre
Although not legally required, owners generally register the building with the Land Registry (Agence Nationale de Consérvation Foncière et du Cadastre) to increase the asset value. No registration for tax purposes is necessary. The cost is 0.5% of the declared value of the construction.
Agency: Agence Nationale de Consérvation Foncière et du Cadastre
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7 days
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MAD 16,258
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.