Mac Mahon Avocats advises, through its dedicated Morocco Desk based in Paris, companies operating in Oujda on the prevention and treatment of financial distress. The engagement is strictly limited to restructuring advisory: prevention, negotiation, turnaround.
Oujda, capital of Morocco's Eastern Region, is a strategic border hub structured around logistics, energy (Technopole park, renewables) and cross-border trade. Companies in the region face specific issues tied to border closures and dependency on logistics transit.
The reform of Book V of the Moroccan Commercial Code (distress prevention and treatment) calls for early strategic analysis. The Morocco Desk delivers combined Moroccan-French legal reading whenever the group is exposed to both jurisdictions.
Out of scope: judicial representation before Moroccan courts. For local filings, coordination with counsel admitted to the Oujda or Casablanca bar.
Strategic meetings by video, targeted trips to Oujda for critical phases (bank negotiations, creditor committees), memos in French, English or Arabic depending on recipients.
The Commercial Court of Oujda has first-instance jurisdiction over Oriental region companies within its district, set by Decree no. 2-97-771 (28 October 1997), issued under Law no. 53-95.
Mac Mahon Avocats does not appear before Moroccan courts; this information is provided as guidance for company directors.
The Oriental region relies on trade and distribution, food processing, construction materials, renewable energy and activity linked to the Oujda-Nador corridor and the Oujda Technopole.
Yes. The preventive mechanisms of Book V of the Moroccan Commercial Code allow discussions before any publicity, which protects commercial relationships in a regional market where information travels fast.
Work is mainly conducted remotely, with targeted travel for critical stages such as bank meetings. Local filings are handled by the partner lawyer admitted to the competent bar.
Mac Mahon Avocats — 33 avenue Mac-Mahon, 75017 Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 45 03 20 20
Email: accueil@macmahon-avocats.fr
Proceedings governed by Book VI of the French Commercial Code follow statutory deadlines. The information below is general and does not constitute legal advice.
Confidential procedures. The ad hoc mandate and conciliation (articles L.611-3 to L.611-15) are opened at the director's request and remain confidential.
Observation period. In rehabilitation proceedings, the observation period lasts six months, renewable once, with a further extension available at the public prosecutor's request (article L.631-7).
The actual timetable depends on the company's situation, the size of its liabilities and the work of the court-appointed officeholder. An initial discussion helps identify the appropriate procedure.
Matters in Morocco are handled in collaboration with partner lawyers admitted to the Moroccan bars. Those colleagues, admitted before the Kingdom's courts, carry out filings, hearings and local representation. Mac Mahon Avocats works alongside them on restructuring strategy and France-Morocco coordination.
This set-up complies with the applicable professional rules: the firm itself provides no judicial representation before Moroccan courts.
An initial confidential discussion helps identify the appropriate route (prevention, negotiation, turnaround).
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Advisory only, in collaboration with our partner lawyers admitted to the Moroccan bars, who handle representation before the Kingdom's courts.