Agents of the Moroccan Copyright Office, commissioned by the supervising authority and
sworn in under the conditions provided for in the legislation currently in force regarding the
swearing in of reporting officers, are authorized to establish infringements of this Law.
They may, once the infringements have been established, proceed to impound the
phonograms, videograms and any other usable recording medium, as well as any material used
for unlawful reproduction.
Article 60.3 – Assistance of the public authorities
Public authorities of all kinds are required to lend their assistance and support to the
Moroccan Copyright Office, as well as to its agents, as part of the fulfilment of their duties.
Border measures
Article 61.1 – The Customs and Excise Authority may, at the written application of an owner of
copyright or related right (based on the model adopted by that Authority), suspend the release
for free circulation of merchandise suspected of being counterfeit or pirated, infringing
copyright and related rights.
The aforementioned application shall be supported by appropriate evidence that there is an
infringement of protected rights and shall provide sufficient information that one could
reasonably expect the owner of the right to know about for the suspected counterfeit or
pirated merchandise to be reasonably recognizable by the Customs and Excise Authority.
The applicant and the declarant or the holder of the merchandise shall be informed, without
delay, by the Customs and Excise Authority, of the suspension measure taken.
The suspension application referred to in the first paragraph above shall be valid for a period
of one year or the remaining period of protection of the copyright or related rights if this is less
than one year.
Article 61.2 ‐ The suspension measure referred to in Article 61.1 above shall be lifted as of
right where the requester, within ten working days following notification of the suspension
measure, fails to prove to the Customs and Excise Authority that:
‐ provisional measures have been ordered by the president of the competent court;
‐ an action at law has been attempted and that the security set by the court has
been provided, to cover his/her potential liability should the counterfeiting or
piracy not be subsequently recognized.
Article 61.3 – For the purposes of bringing the legal action referred to in Article 61.2 above, the
applicant may obtain from the Customs and Excise Authority information relating to the names
and addresses of the importer, the sender, the recipient of the merchandise and the quantity
of merchandise, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary.