New rules for the transfer of property. In an internal note for the attention of all conservatives distributed on December 30, 2024, the National Land Conservation Agency emphasizes the new operating method. “Thus, no act relating to the transfer of real estate ownership, necessarily subject to the formality of registration, will be accepted by the registrars if it has not been previously registered with the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI), on the basis of a model form established by the administration and serving as a certificate of registration”, we can read in this note. Thanks to this document, the registrar can check whether the deed has been registered and the corresponding fees have been paid.
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It is therefore an obligation on the conservators of the kingdom to ensure that any act submitted for filing with the National Land Conservation Agency or for registration in the land books is accompanied by the obligatory form. In the event of non-compliance, the formality will be rejected. This new procedure applies to formalities completed from January 1, the date of entry into force of the 2025 finance law.
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As a general rule, before being registered with the land registry, all acts must go through the registration service, whether with payment of a fixed or proportional rate, or even with total exemption, explains to The Economist M’barek Sbaghi, notary in Casablanca. Consequently, any act, whatever its nature, must be previously registered with the General Directorate of Taxes before its submission to the land registry, with the exception of simple documents such as a request, a request or any information. . “But when it concerns a contract of sale, exchange, sharing, donation, mortgage or release of mortgage, etc., the registration procedure with the tax administration is obligatory,” he clarified.
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According to the General Tax Code as well as the land law governing the notarial profession, notaries are required to submit duly registered deeds to the land registry. The notary must submit for the registration formality copies of the writings and acts certified as true to the original by him, to the competent registration office, specifies the regulations. He must also pay the amount due within the deadlines set by law and complete the formalities necessary for registration in the land registers.
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