Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | MA / MAR |
| Registry | OMPIC — Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Morocco and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | IF (Identifiant Fiscal) | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | ICE (Identifiant Commun de l’Entreprise) | OMPIC — Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale |
Sector regulators
BAM · AMMC · ACAPS
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Multi-member limited-liability company with 2–50 quota-holders; no minimum capital. The dominant SME vehicle in Morocco, accounting for over 70% of new registrations. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée — Associé Unique | SARL-AU | Single-member variant of the SARL; same quota-based structure and limited liability as the standard SARL but formed by one person. Equivalent to a US single-member LLC. |
| Société Anonyme | SA | Public or closely-held joint-stock company requiring at least 5 shareholders and MAD 300,000 minimum capital; governed by a board of directors. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified share-capital company with freely negotiable shares and flexible governance; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société en Commandite par Actions | SCA | Limited partnership whose capital is divided into transferable shares; at least one general partner bears unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear joint, unlimited, personal liability for company debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and at least one silent limited partner (liability capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Auto-entrepreneur | — | Simplified sole-trader registration for individuals with low turnover; streamlined formalities through partner banks and Poste Maroc. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Standard sole proprietorship for a natural person conducting commercial or artisanal activity under their own name; registered at the RCCM with no liability shield. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping enabling existing legal entities to pool resources for a shared economic purpose; not a company and not profit-driven in its own right. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Société Civile | SC | Civil-law non-commercial partnership typically used for real-estate management or liberal professions; not subject to the commercial registry. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
| Succursale / Bureau de Représentation | — | Branch or representative office of a foreign company registered with OMPIC; not a separate legal entity—liability remains with the parent. Equivalent to a US Branch/Rep Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Modèle J |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | All required: ICE Certificate + Identifiant Fiscal |
| Operating Permit | Any one of: Patente · Taxe Professionnelle |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Statuts · Registre des Associés |
| Governance Records | Any one of: Modèle J · Statuts · PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: PV de Conseil d’Administration · Décision du Gérant |
| Address | Any one of: Contrat de bail · Facture de services · Relevé bancaire |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Modèle J (RCCM extract) | Legal Registration, Governance Records |
| Statuts | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| ICE Certificate | Tax Registration |
| Identifiant Fiscal (IF) | Tax Registration |
| Patente | Operating Permit |
| Taxe Professionnelle | Operating Permit |
| Registre des Associés (NOT in Modèle J) | Ownership Records |
| PV de nomination | Governance Records |
| PV de Conseil d’Administration | Signing Authority |
| Décision du Gérant | Signing Authority |
| Contrat de bail | Address |
| Facture de services (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BAM, AMMC, ACAPS |
Collection notes
- Ownership Records: Shareholder information is NOT in Modèle J — Statuts are the only document confirming ownership.
- Governance Records: Structure is Modèle J + (Statuts OR PV de nomination). Modèle J is always required as the authoritative registry extract; either the Statuts (for founding directors) or a PV de nomination (for subsequently appointed directors) is accepted as the appointment instrument.
- Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gérant | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Manages the SARL. Named in Statuts and Modèle J. |
| Administrateur | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member in SA. |
| Président-Directeur Général (PDG) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board chair + CEO in SA. |
Notes
- Company names are required in both Arabic and French.
- Modèle J does not disclose shareholders — the Statuts are the only document confirming ownership.