An Economic, Social and Environmental Council is instituted.
Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco
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The Economic, Social and Environmental Council may be consulted by the Government, by the House of Representatives and by the House of Councillors on all questions of an economic, social or environmental character. It gives its opinion on the general orientations of the national economy and of sustainable development.
The composition, organisation, attributions and modalities of operation of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council are fixed by an organic law. TITLE XII GOOD GOVERNANCE General principles
Public services are organised on the basis of equal access for citizens, equitable coverage of the national territory and continuity of the services provided. They are subject to standards of quality, transparency, accountability and responsibility, and are governed by the democratic principles and values enshrined in the Constitution.
Public service agents exercise their functions according to the principles of respect for the law, neutrality, transparency, probity and the general interest.
Public services listen to their users and ensure follow-up of their observations, proposals and grievances. They account for the management of public funds in accordance with the legislation in force and are subject, in this regard, to obligations of control and evaluation.
A charter of public services sets out all the rules of good governance relating to the operation of public administrations, regions and other territorial collectivities and public bodies.
Any person, elected or appointed, holding a public office must make, in accordance with the modalities fixed by law, a written declaration of the property and assets held by that person, directly or indirectly, upon taking office, during the exercise of the activity and upon cessation thereof.
The bodies responsible for good governance are independent. They benefit from the support of the organs of the State. The law may, if necessary, create other bodies of regulation and good governance, in addition to those referred to below.
All the institutions and bodies referred to in articles 161 to 170 of this Constitution must present a report on their activities, at least once a year. These reports are the subject of a debate in Parliament. Institutions and bodies for the protection of rights and freedoms, good governance, human and sustainable development and participatory democracy Bodies for the protection and promotion of human rights
The National Human Rights Council is a pluralistic and independent national institution, responsible for examining all questions relating to the defence and protection of human rights and freedoms, the guarantee of their full exercise and their promotion, as well as the preservation of the dignity, individual and collective rights and freedoms of citizens, in strict respect for national and universal standards in this field.
The Mediator is an independent and specialised national institution whose mission, within the framework of relations between the administration and users, is to defend rights, to contribute to strengthening the primacy of the law and to disseminating the principles of justice and equity, and the values of integrity and transpare…
The Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad is responsible in particular for issuing opinions on the orientations of public policies enabling Moroccans residing abroad to maintain close links with their Moroccan identity, to guarantee their rights, to preserve their interests, and to contribute to the human and sustainable development of their homeland, Morocco, and to its progress.
The authority responsible for parity and the fight against all forms of discrimination, created pursuant to article 19 of this Constitution, shall ensure in particular respect for the rights and freedoms provided for in the said article, without prejudice to the powers assigned to the National Human Rights Council. Bodies of good governance and regulation
The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication is responsible for ensuring respect for the pluralistic expression of currents of opinion and thought and for the right to information in the audiovisual field, in compliance with fundamental civilisational values and the laws of the Kingdom.
The Competition Council is an independent institution responsible, within the framework of the organization of free and fair competition, for ensuring transparency and fairness in economic relations, in particular through the analysis and regulation of competition in the markets, the control of anticompetitive practices, unfair commercial practices and operations of economic concentration and monopoly.
The National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and Combating of Corruption, established pursuant to article 36, has the mission in particular to initiate, coordinate, supervise and monitor the implementation of policies for the prevention of and fight against corruption, to collect and disseminate information in this field, to…
There is hereby created a Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research. This Council constitutes a consultative body responsible for issuing its opinion on all public policies and on all questions of national interest concerning education, training and scientific research, as well as on the objectives and funct…
The Consultative Council for the Family and Childhood, created pursuant to article 32 of this Constitution, has the mission to monitor the situation of the family and childhood, to issue its opinion on national plans relating to these areas, to animate public debate on family policy and to monitor the implementation of national programmes initiated by the competent departments, structures and bodies.
The Consultative Council for Youth and Associative Action, created pursuant to article 33 of this Constitution, is a consultative body in the areas of the protection of youth and the promotion of associative life. It is responsible for studying and monitoring questions concerning these areas and for formulating proposals on any…
Laws shall determine the composition, organization, powers and rules of operation of the institutions and bodies provided for in articles 161 to 170 of this Constitution and, where applicable, cases of incompatibility. TITLE XIII REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
The initiative for the revision of the Constitution belongs to the King, the Head of Government, the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The King may submit directly to referendum the draft revision of which He takes the initiative.
The proposal for revision emanating from one or more members of one of the two Chambers of Parliament may be adopted only by a vote by a two-thirds majority of the members composing it. This proposal is submitted to the other Chamber, which adopts it by the same two-thirds majority of the members composing it. The proposal for r…
Draft revisions and proposals for revision of the Constitution are submitted by dahir to referendum. The revision of the Constitution is definitive after having been adopted by way of referendum. The King may, after consulting the President of the Constitutional Court, submit by dahir to Parliament a draft revision of certain pr…
No revision may concern the provisions relating to the Muslim religion, the monarchical form of the State, the democratic choice of the Nation or the achievements in the field of freedoms and fundamental rights enshrined in this Constitution. TITLE XIV TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Until the election of the Chambers of Parliament provided for by this Constitution, the Chambers currently in office shall continue to exercise their powers, in particular to vote the laws necessary for the establishment of the new Chambers of Parliament, without prejudice to the application of article 51 of this Constitution.
The Constitutional Council in office shall continue to exercise its powers pending the installation of the Constitutional Court provided for by this Constitution.
The Higher Council of the Judiciary currently in office shall continue to exercise its powers until the installation of the Higher Council of the Judicial Power provided for by this Constitution.
The texts in force relating to the institutions and bodies mentioned in Title XII, as well as those concerning the Economic and Social Council and the Higher Council of Education, shall remain in force until their replacement, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
Subject to the transitional provisions set out in this Title, the text of the revised Constitution, promulgated by dahir No. 1-96-157 of 23 Joumada I 1417 (7 October 1996), is repealed.