Examen professionnel des stagiaires pour l'accès à la profession de notaire (Morocco)

How does Article 1 of Morocco's Law No. 32.09 characterize the notary?

• AA liberal professional and public officer who authenticates instruments to which parties…
• BA private real-estate broker who represents only the seller
• CA court clerk whose instruments require a judge's signature to be authentic
• DA civil servant employed by the land registry

Under Article 12 of Law No. 32.09, where may a notary ordinarily exercise the notarial ministry?

• AOnly inside the physical office named in the appointment decision
• BAnywhere in Morocco without territorial restriction
• CWithin the territorial jurisdiction of the court of appeal to which the office is attached
• DOnly in the municipality where the client resides

Which activity is incompatible with holding notarial office under Law No. 32.09?

• APublishing a scholarly article on property law
• BManaging a commercial company as an ongoing business activity
• CTeaching an occasional approved professional seminar
• DServing without pay in a non-commercial civic association

What is the effect of Law No. 32.09's conflict rule when the notary or a covered close relative has a personal interest in the proposed instrument?

• AThe notary may proceed if both parties waive the conflict
• BThe notary may proceed after charging no fee
• CThe notary may proceed if a second employee witnesses the signatures
• DThe notary must not receive or draw up the instrument

Where must a notary place money or securities received for clients in the course of practice?

• AIn the regulated account at the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG)
• BIn the notary's ordinary operating account
• CIn any commercial bank account chosen by the seller
• DIn a cash reserve kept at the office

What is the protective function of the Notaries Guarantee Fund established by Law No. 32.09?

• ATo finance the purchase of notarial offices by trainees
• BTo guarantee the profitability of real-estate projects authenticated by a notary
• CTo provide statutory compensation for qualifying losses caused through notarial practice…
• DTo pay registration duty for parties who cannot afford it

When may a notary properly refuse to receive a requested instrument?

• AWhenever the transaction value is below the notary's preferred minimum
• BWhen the requested act is unlawful or the refusal rests on another legitimate reason
• CWhenever one party lives outside the office municipality
• DWhenever the parties decline an optional ancillary service

Which description matches the written stage of the professional examination under Decree No. 2.12.725?

• ATwo multiple-choice papers of 90 minutes each
• BOne six-hour dissertation on any legal topic
• CFour two-hour drafting exercises
• DThree three-hour tasks: drafting an act, drafting a legal opinion or instrument, and comm…

Which languages may a candidate choose for the written professional-examination papers under Decree No. 2.12.725?

• AArabic or French
• BArabic only
• CFrench only
• DArabic, French, or English

Which subjects make up the oral professional examination under Decree No. 2.12.725?

• ACivil procedure, criminal procedure, and constitutional law
• BArabic drafting, French translation, and accounting
• CThe notarial profession; techniques for receiving and completing instruments; and tax mat…
• DLand surveying, construction engineering, and banking regulation

Which information belongs among the identifying particulars in an authentic notarial instrument?

• AOnly the parties' surnames and signatures
• BThe parties' verified identities, civil status, domicile, capacity, and representation wh…
• CThe parties' political affiliations and credit scores
• DOnly the property's address and sale price

Before the parties sign an authentic instrument, what must the notary do concerning its contents?

• AProvide only the operative clause and omit the remaining text
• BAsk a party's broker to summarize it after signature
• CFile it first and explain it only if the registrar objects
• DEnsure it is read to or by the parties and explain its legal effect, recording completion…

What authority must an agent possess to sell or mortgage the principal's immovable property under Article 894 of the DOC?

• AA special, express mandate authorizing the act of disposition
• BA general mandate limited to ordinary administration
• CAn oral authorization relayed by the proposed buyer
• DA mandate to collect rents from the property

What is the function of a condition precedent requiring the buyer to obtain mortgage financing?

• AIt transfers ownership to the lender until the loan is approved
• BIt lets the seller change the price after a refusal
• CIt suspends the transaction's definitive effect pending the agreed financing event
• DIt guarantees approval of the buyer's loan application

Under Article 264 of the DOC, what may a court do with an agreed penalty that is manifestly excessive or derisory?

• AEnforce it unchanged in every case
• BReduce or increase it to reflect the legally relevant harm
• CConvert it automatically into compound interest
• DCancel the underlying obligation without examining breach

Which purchaser protection addresses the risk that a developer fails to complete an off-plan sale project after taking advances?

• AA personal promise from the construction supervisor
• BA mortgage granted by the purchaser to the developer
• CA waiver of the purchaser's right to recover advances
• DA qualifying completion or repayment guarantee covering the purchaser's advances

Before transferring a unit in a co-owned building, which document should establish the seller's position on common charges?

• AA certificate from the syndic concerning payment of common charges
• BA new règlement de copropriété signed only by the buyer
• CThe minutes of the most recent co-owners' general meeting
• DThe seller's unsigned statement that no charges are due

What does ownership of immovable property principally allow under Article 14 of Law No. 39.08?

• AUse only, with no right to derive benefit or dispose
• BDisposal only, while use belongs to the municipality
• CUse, enjoyment, and disposal within the limits imposed by law and regulation
• DUnlimited use even when a statute expressly prohibits it

Which statement correctly describes usufruct over immovable property?

• AIt transfers bare ownership permanently to the usufructuary
• BIt gives temporary use and enjoyment of another's property while preserving its substance
• CIt is a mortgage securing only tax debts
• DIt is a lease that can never end on the usufructuary's death

What remedy does Article 64 of Law No. 39.08 give the owner of land with no adequate access to a public road?

• AOwnership of the nearest neighboring strip without compensation
• BA right to close every existing neighboring access
• CA right to require the municipality to purchase the parcel
• DA compensated right of passage using a route that reasonably minimizes distance and damage

What is the purpose of a prénotation entered on a land title under the land-registration regime?

• ATo preserve a claimed right provisionally and its rank while the claimant pursues the req…
• BTo transfer final ownership without a supporting instrument
• CTo erase all earlier registered charges
• DTo replace the court's final decision on the underlying dispute

Which statement describes a Moroccan société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)?

• AEvery partner is jointly liable without limit for company debts
• BIts ownership interests must be publicly traded securities
• CPartners ordinarily bear losses only up to their contributions, represented by parts soci…
• DIt may be formed only by the State

Under Article 128 of the 2026 Moroccan General Tax Code, what is the ordinary registration deadline for a notarial instrument subject to registration?

• AFifteen days from signature
• BThirty days from the instrument's date
• CThree months from land-title inscription
• DThe end of the calendar year

Under Article 63 of the 2026 CGI, what minimum occupancy period ordinarily supports the principal-residence exemption for a property gain?

• AOne year
• BThree years
• CTen years
• DFive years

Within what period must a taxpayer ordinarily declare a taxable gain from a transfer of immovable property under Article 83 of the 2026 CGI?

• AThirty days after the transfer
• BSixty days after land registration
• CThree months after payment of the price
• DWith the next annual return only

What consequence does Article 139-IV of the 2026 CGI attach when a notary draws up an immovable-property transfer without the required certificate showing covered property taxes are paid?

• AThe buyer automatically assumes every tax debt of the seller
• BThe land registrar must cancel the seller's title
• CThe notary may be held jointly liable with the taxpayer for the covered unpaid taxes
• DThe sale price is automatically increased by the tax amount

What registration-duty rate does Article 133 of the 2026 CGI apply to a qualifying gift between direct ascendants and descendants, spouses, or siblings?

• A1%
• B1.5%
• C3%
• D6%

How must a notary complete the registration formality under Article 155 of the CGI?

• ABy mailing an unsigned paper copy to any tax office
• BBy presenting the original minute for a handwritten stamp only
• CBy waiting for the land registrar to transmit it
• DElectronically through the tax administration's prescribed process

How is priority ordinarily determined among competing registrable rights presented for the same land title?

• ABy the chronological order recorded in the register of deposits
• BBy the face amount of each secured claim
• CBy the private contract's stated effective date alone
• DBy the date on which the secured creditor first advanced funds

What must the land registrar do when refusing a requested inscription for a defect in the submitted instrument?

• AGive only an oral refusal that cannot be challenged
• BRewrite the parties' instrument and register the revised version
• CIssue a reasoned refusal identifying the legal defect, subject to the available judicial…
• DHold the purchase price until the parties agree with the refusal