Law No. 09-08 on the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data and its implementation Decree No. 2-09-165 of 21 May 2009 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Morocco.

According to Art. 7 of Law No. 43-05 relating to the fight against money laundering, institutions in finance and insurance services are obliged to keep the documents relating to the transactions carried out by their clients, as well as documents relating to the identity of their customers for 10 years.

Morocco lacks a comprehensive regime for the protection of trade secrets.

In accordance with Art. 22bis of Law No. 24-96 on Postal and Telecommunications Services, public telecommunications network operators are required to comply with requests from any other public telecommunications network operator to share their infrastructure, in order to allow the installation and/or operation of telecommunications equipment, provided that such sharing does not interfere with public use. The infrastructure concerned includes engineering structures, ducts and pipelines, high points and telecommunications lines owned by legal persons governed by public law, public service concessionaires and public telecommunications network operators. Decree No. 2-97-1026 on the General Conditions for Operating Public Telecommunications Networks further details the procedures governing such infrastructure sharing.

The State retains ownership stakes in all three main operators in the telecommunications sector: Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc and Inwi. Maroc Telecom is 53% owned by Etisalat, with the Moroccan State holding a 22% share. Orange Maroc is 49% owned by the Orange Group, while the remaining 51% is divided equally between the state-owned Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) and O Capital Group (25.5% each). Inwi (Wana Corporate) is majority-owned by Al Mada (formerly Société Nationale d’Investissement), which holds 69% of its capital, with the remaining 31% held by Kuwait’s Zain Group and the Al Ajial Investment Fund. The three operators together account for a market share of approx. 61%, 36% and 3%, respectively.

It is reported that Morocco does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, there is an obligation of accounting separation.

Morocco has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Pursuant to Art. 149 of Decree No. 2-22-431, which repeals Decrees No. 2-12-349 of 2013 and No. 2-19-69 of 24 May 2019 on government procurement, contracts for works and for services other than studies must include a clause requiring the contractor to use local labour in the performance of the contracted services. The contract must specify the proportion of local labour to be employed, up to a maximum of 20% of the total labour required. For the purposes of this provision, “local labour” refers to workers residing in the municipality where the contract is executed or, where necessary, in the corresponding prefecture, province, or region.

According to Art. 145 of Decree No. 2-22-431 (which repeals Decrees No. 2-12-349 of 2013 and No. 2-19-69 of 24 May 2019 on government procurement), for contracts involving the design, development, and implementation of information systems, the special specifications require competitors not established in Morocco to involve Moroccan experts. This involvement must represent at least 20% of the experts mobilised for the contract's services, except in cases where such Moroccan experts are unavailable.

Morocco is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

There are generally no foreign investment limitations in the Moroccan Investment Charter on foreign investment in areas relevant to the digital economy. Foreign investment limitations apply to sectors not relevant to digital trade. It is also reported that the Moroccan state has a discretionary right to limit all foreign majority stakes in the capital of large national banks but apparently that right has never been exercised.
According to the Framework Law No. 03-22 on the Investment Charter of 2022, which repealed the Investment Charter No. 18-95 of 1995, there are no foreign investment limitations in the areas relevant to the digital economy in Morocco. It is also reported that the Moroccan state has a discretionary right to limit all foreign majority stakes in the capital of large national banks but apparently that right has never been exercised.

Pursuant to Art. 15 of Law No. 88-13, every periodical publication, electronic journal or other electronic press medium must appoint a director of publication. Under Art. 16.1, the director of publication is required to be of Moroccan nationality and domiciled in Morocco. In addition, Art. 2 expressly recognises electronic newspapers as part of the press and publishing sector.

Art. 4 of Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property requires natural or legal persons who do not have a domicile or registered office in Morocco, and who do not operate an industrial or commercial establishment there, to elect an address for service with a representative domiciled or established in Morocco. This representative is responsible for carrying out, on their behalf, all acts before the industrial property office. Conversely, resident Moroccan nationals and foreigners habitually residing in Morocco, whether natural or legal persons, are free either to file applications for industrial property titles themselves or to act through a representative, at their discretion.

Morocco is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Morocco has a copyright regime under the Copyright Act of 2014. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art. 54 lists the exceptions, which include reproduction for scientific research purposes, reproduction as part of teaching activities, and reporting current events, among others.