The Governing Council adopts a draft decree establishing the modalities for establishing the list of arbitrators
Rabat – The Government Council, meeting on Thursday, adopted draft decree n°2.23.1119 setting out the modalities for establishing the list of arbitrators as well as the conditions of registration and removal relating thereto, presented by the Minister of Justice, Mr. Abdellatif Ouahbi.
This project is part of the implementation of article 12 of law no. 95.17 relating to arbitration and conventional mediation published under Dahir no. 1-22-34 of 23 Chaoual 1443 (May 24, 2022), which stipulates that natural persons who, habitually or by profession, exercise arbitrator missions, either individually or within a legal entity, must register on a list of arbitrators , specified the Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, during a press briefing following the Council.
This article refers to a regulatory text which determines the terms of establishment as well as the conditions of registration and removal from this list, he added.
According to the draft decree, the government authority responsible for justice is responsible for maintaining a list of arbitrators, specifying the data that must appear there, the registration procedure as well as the cases of arbitrators removed after their registration.