Article 5

Arabic remains the official language of the State. The State works for the protection and development of the Arabic language, as well as for the promotion of its use. Likewise, Amazigh constitutes an official language of the State, as the common heritage of all Moroccans without exception. An organic law defines the process for implementing the official character of this language, as well as the modalities of its integration into education and into the priority areas of public life, so as to enable it to fulfill, in due course, its function as an official language. The State works for the preservation of Hassani, as an integral part of the unified Moroccan cultural identity, as well as for the protection of the dialects and cultural expressions practiced in Morocco. Likewise, it ensures the coherence of national language and cultural policy and the learning and mastery of the foreign languages most used in the world, as tools of communication, integration and interaction with the knowledge society, and of openness to different cultures and contemporary civilizations. A National Council for Moroccan Languages and Culture is created, responsible in particular for the protection and development of the Arabic and Amazigh languages and the various Moroccan cultural expressions, which constitute an authentic heritage and a source of contemporary inspiration. It brings together all the institutions concerned with these domains. An organic law determines its powers, composition and operating arrangements.