Morocco Statutory legal interest (taux légal)
Morocco Statutory legal interest (taux légal) is 6 percent, in force since 16 Jun 1950. Last checked against the official source on 10 Aug 2026.
Morocco's legal/moratory interest in civil and commercial matters: 6% per annum under the dahir of 9 October 1913 as modified by the dahir of 16 June 1950.
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| Current value | 6 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 1950-06-16 |
| Official source | Dahir du 8 kaada 1331 (9 octobre 1913) fixant, en matière civile et commerciale, le taux légal des intérêts et le maximum des intérêts conventionnels, modifié par le dahir du 29 chaabane 1369 (16 juin 1950) — 6%, applied consistently by the Cour Suprême/Cour de Cassation |
| Last verified | 2026-08-10 |
| Verification | secondary — Corroborated, but the primary instrument was NOT read (usually the publishing host blocks automated access). The 1913/1950 dahir text could not be pulled from an official portal (adala.justice.gov.ma 404s); the 6% rests on consistent Cour Suprême jurisprudence and concordant legal commentary. A Bulletin Officiel copy would lift this to primary. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
6% per annum court-awarded moratory interest for general civil and commercial money obligations, fixed by the 1913 dahir as amended in 1950 — no indexation, no periodic re-fixing. THREE LOOK-ALIKE INSTRUMENTS MUST NOT BE CONFUSED WITH IT: (1) the annual CGI arrêté capping tax-deductible shareholder-account interest (6-month T-bill basis; 2.15% for 2026) is a TAX ceiling, not legal interest; (2) public-procurement moratory interest is décret 2-16-344 (in force 2017): 3-month T-bill weighted average + 1 point, set quarterly by the Trésorier général — procurement only; (3) B2B invoice late payment under Law 69-21 (2023) is a FINE PAYABLE TO THE PUBLIC TREASURY (BAM policy rate for month one + 0.85%/month after) — the creditor receives nothing, so it is not creditor interest and must not be served as such. A 'Décret 2-14-526 on intérêt légal' cited in some secondary sources DOES NOT EXIST.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ma/statutory-interest
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ma/statutory-interest/history?from=2020-01-01
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