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Investment guide · Land, real estate and zones: institutional map

24 September 2026

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Institutional map (who does what)

  • Direction du Domaine (Ministry of Finance): management and disposal of State land.
  • CRI/CRUI: investment land applications and review (law 47-18).
  • ANCFCC: land registration and entries; notary: deeds.
  • Urban agencies and communes: urban planning and building permits (Rokhas).

Key institutional facts (thresholds and costs)

  • Public domain: negotiated sale, long lease (emphytéose), public auction.
  • Private domain: ANCFCC check → notarial deed → registration; fees of 1.5% (décret 2-16-375) plus a fixed fee, minimum MAD 1,000.
  • Registration duty (DGI): housing 4%, commercial/industrial/bare land 5% (local assessment).
  • Agricultural and collective land: law 62-17 regime (usually leasehold).
  • Building permit: law 12-90 + décret 2-92-832 via Rokhas.ma; "silence means consent": décret 2-22-387.

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