The network covers Morocco within the North Africa region. Payslips there are drawn up in MAD, and dealings with a local firm are conducted in Arabic and French.
The business centres where the network is looking for a correspondent as a priority are Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Tanger.
The country lies outside the European Union and outside the European Economic Area: the A1 certificate has no standing there. Whether the employee remains in the scheme of origin then depends on the bilateral social security agreement, if any, concluded with the sending country; where no such agreement exists, dual affiliation must be expected and budgeted into the assignment.
The answer to this question changes everything: it determines to whom you may entrust your payslips locally, and what you must ask for before signing. It has been verified country by country with the local authorities.
In Morocco, running payroll on behalf of third parties is a regulated activity. It is carried on under the title of Expert-comptable / Comptable agréé, and a registration in force must be produced to you before any engagement.
La tenue de comptabilité pour le compte de tiers est réservée par la loi 15-89 aux experts-comptables inscrits à l'Ordre, la loi 127-12 ouvrant un cadre distinct aux comptables agréés. La paie externalisée s'exerce en pratique dans ce cadre : demander l'attestation d'inscription en cours de validité, et vérifier de quel des deux corps relève le cabinet.
Of the countries in this list, Morocco is probably the one whose payroll mechanics are most familiar to a French employer: a codified labour code, a standardised payslip, income tax withheld at source and a single fund for the general scheme. The Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS, the national social security fund) covers family benefits, health and basic pension, with monthly electronic filing shaping the employer's calendar.
The dirham (MAD) is the currency of pay, and its convertibility is regulated. French remains widely used in business life and in contracts, but Arabic is the official language and governs dealings with the administration.
A bilateral social security convention binds France and Morocco and organises posting and the aggregation of insurance periods, among other things; how it applies is worth checking for each assignment. Finally, keeping accounts for third parties belongs to professions organised in two distinct bodies, which shapes the choice of a provider.
The employment contract follows the Moroccan labour code. For a foreign employee it takes the form of a model contract endorsed by the employment authority, whose issue depends on showing that no national candidate is available: this step governs everything else and must be handled well in advance.
The employer obtains a common enterprise identifier and a tax identifier, registers with the CNSS and enrols each employee. Registration opens access to the electronic filing portal, the channel through which monthly salary returns and contribution payments pass.
The form of local presence is chosen beforehand: subsidiary, branch or establishment in a zone with special status, each carrying its own tax and social consequences.
A payslip is compulsory and the employer maintains a payroll register. Income tax on salaries is withheld at source and remitted monthly alongside social contributions. Working time, leave and overtime follow the labour code and, where one applies, the relevant sector collective agreement. Optional supplementary pension cover is widespread and is negotiated at hiring.
Processing payroll data calls for a filing with the national data protection commission, an obligation specific to Moroccan law.
The termination procedure is formalised, with statutory indemnities to provision according to length of service.
The network asks 8 documents of any firm wishing to represent it in Morocco. The table gives, for each of them, the exact wording in use locally, the body that issues it and the period during which it remains admissible. These are the terms to use in an application to the local administration.
Of these 8 documents, 8 are required of every applicant and 5 have a limited period of validity, the shortest being 3 months.
| Local wording | Issuing body | Validity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificat du registre du commerce — « modèle J »Commercial register extract (model J) Le « modèle J » est l'extrait complet et à jour de l'immatriculation ; le « modèle 7 » atteste l'absence d'inscriptions (nantissements, sûretés) et peut être demandé en complément. | Tribunal de commerce — registre du commerce, centralisé par l'OMPIC | 3 months Required | Official website |
| Identifiant commun de l'entreprise (ICE) et identifiant fiscal (IF)Common enterprise identifier (ICE) and tax identifier L'ICE (15 caractères) est obligatoire sur toutes les factures marocaines et se vérifie librement en ligne ; l'IF est le numéro propre à la DGI. Demander les deux, plus le n° de TVA si l'entité y est assujettie. | Direction générale des impôts (DGI) / plateforme ICE interministérielle | No expiry Required | Official website |
| Attestation de régularité fiscaleTax compliance certificate Depuis la dématérialisation opérée par le ministère des Finances, elle se demande et se retire en ligne via SIMPL ; ne pas la confondre avec l'attestation de non-imposition ou l'attestation de chiffre d'affaires. | Direction générale des impôts (DGI) — service SIMPL | 3 months Required | Official website |
| Attestation de situation vis-à-vis de la CNSS (attestation de non-redevance)Social security clearance certificate Se demande via le portail Damancom pour les affiliés télédéclarants ; elle atteste à la fois l'affiliation et l'absence d'arriérés de cotisations. | Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS) | 3 months Required | Official website |
| Attestation d'assurance responsabilité civile professionnelleProfessional indemnity insurance certificate Obligatoire pour les cabinets inscrits à l'Ordre des experts-comptables au titre de la loi 15-89 ; pour les autres prestataires elle relève de l'usage, mais le réseau doit l'exiger contractuellement. | Compagnie d'assurance agréée au Maroc | 12 months Required | No online service |
| Inscription au tableau de l'Ordre des experts-comptables (OEC) ou à l'Organisation professionnelle des comptables agréés (OPCA)Registration with the professional accountancy body La loi 15-89 réserve aux experts-comptables inscrits la tenue, la centralisation et la surveillance des comptabilités d'entreprises auxquelles ils ne sont pas liés par un contrat de travail ; la loi 127-12 a créé en parallèle le statut de comptable agréé (OPCA) pour les petites structures. | Ordre des experts-comptables du Maroc (loi 15-89) / OPCA (loi 127-12) | 12 months Required | Official website |
| Copie de la CIN (carte nationale d'identité électronique) ou du passeport du représentant légalLegal representative's identity document Joindre le procès-verbal ou les statuts désignant le représentant légal, car le modèle J mentionne le gérant mais pas toujours l'étendue de ses pouvoirs. | Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (CIN) | No expiry Required | No online service |
| Récépissé de déclaration CNDP (loi 09-08)Data protection filing receipt Au Maroc la déclaration préalable est bien obligatoire, contrairement au RGPD européen : la CNDP délivre un récépissé sous 24 heures. Un traitement de paie pour compte de tiers doit être couvert par une déclaration (formulaire F211 ou F214), et une autorisation préalable est requise si des données sensibles ou le numéro de CIN sont traités. | Commission nationale de contrôle de la protection des données à caractère personnel (CNDP) | No expiry Required | Official website |
Endorsement of a foreign employee's contract is the most structuring feature. It is not a registration formality but an authorisation conditional on showing that no Moroccan candidate matches the role. Any establishment timetable that ignores this step is unrealistic, since the start date simply cannot be met.
Notifying personal data processing is a genuine legal obligation here, unlike the European regime that followed the General Data Protection Regulation. A payroll provider should hold the corresponding receipt, and its absence says a good deal about the firm's rigour.
Optional supplementary pension cover occupies an important place in management packages. It is not compulsory, but its absence from a Moroccan offer is noticed immediately in the recruitment market for experienced profiles. It is negotiated at the point of offer rather than afterwards.
Beaucoup de prestataires marocains de paie sont des « cabinets de comptabilité » non inscrits à l'OEC : le point de contrôle décisif est donc l'attestation d'inscription à l'OEC ou à l'OPCA, pas la seule existence d'un registre du commerce. L'ICE est un excellent identifiant de vérification, gratuit et public. Enfin, ne négligez pas le récépissé CNDP : la déclaration des traitements est une obligation légale au Maroc, régulièrement contrôlée.
The network opens 3 partner slots in Morocco, not one more. No firm is listed there yet: all 3 slots therefore remain open to applications.
No listed partner in Morocco has asked to appear in the public directory. The contact details of a firm are passed on to the client only when an assignment is awarded.
Filing an application does not amount to admission: every request is reviewed one by one. There is no minimum turnover requirement, and the partner selected invoices its fees directly.
Submit an application: we review your file, we check the documents required on the ground and we give you an answer, whether it is positive or not.
Many Moroccan providers present themselves as accounting firms without being registered. We therefore ask for the current certificate of registration with the Ordre des experts-comptables or the Organisation professionnelle des comptables agréés, identifying clearly which of the two bodies the firm belongs to, together with the professional indemnity insurance certificate.
We also verify the common enterprise identifier, which is freely searchable, and request the commercial register certificate, the tax compliance certificate, the CNSS certificate and the filing receipt from the data protection commission.
Describe your requirement. No firm is listed in Morocco yet: we review the request, then entrust it to a local firm that the network identifies and vets, or to the partner of a neighbouring country covering this territory. Your contact details are passed on to the selected firm alone.
Request a provider in MoroccoMobility is rarely arranged one country at a time. The neighbouring profiles follow the same outline.
These countries account for most of the requests received: each one has, in addition to its profile, six pages devoted to a single aspect of local payroll.
The information gathered on this page comes from the registers, administrations and bodies listed below, consulted when the reference base was compiled. It is given for guidance and does not replace the advice of a professional established in Morocco.