Gov’t Head Receives Proposals of Body in Charge of Revising Family Code to Submit them to His Majesty the King’s High Appreciation

Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, received, on Saturday, the members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code, who presented him with the body’s proposals with a view to submitting them to the High Appreciation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him. In a statement to the press at the end of the meeting, Akhannouch said he had received the members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code, having completed its missions within the deadlines set out in the letter sent by His Majesty the King, may God preserve Him, to the Head of Government, adding that the body’s rotating coordinator had presented him with a report on proposed amendments to the Family Code, for submission to His Majesty the King, may God assist Him. The body has adopted a broadly participatory approach, through holding hearing sessions with various players from civil society organizations working in the fields of women, children and human rights, as well as political parties, trade unions, judges, activists, researchers, academics and ministerial institutions and departments, he stressed. The body also received memorandums by e-mail, before examining the proposals arising from the broad participatory consultations, said Akhannouch. On this occasion, the Head of Government reiterated his sincere thanks and gratitude to HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, who has kindly adopted this broad participatory approach to find ways of enabling the Moroccan family to play its full role as a pillar of society. The Head of Government said he was honored to submit to the Sovereign’s high appreciation the proposals made by the body in charge of revising the Family Code.