“Social dialogue and measures to mitigate the economic and social impact of Covid-19 health crisis” will be discussed at the monthly session of questions relating to general policy addressed to the head of government, scheduled on May 11 at the House of Advisors (Upper House).
According to a statement from the House of Advisors, the Council bureau, which met Monday under the chairmanship of Abdelhakim Benchamach, was informed of the list of legislative texts submitted by the House of Representatives, which decided to transfer them directly to the ad hoc standing committees.
These are Bill n°12.18 amending and completing the Penal Code and Law No 43.05 relating to the fight against money laundering, Bill n°16.20 approving the agreement on judicial assistance in criminal proceedings and extradition between the Kingdom of Morocco and Ukraine and Bill n°17.20 approving the agreement on the transfer of convicts between the Kingdom of Morocco and Ukraine, signed in Marrakech on October 21, 2019.
These texts also include Bill n° 75.20 approving the agreement between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Nations on the establishment of a UNOCT Programme Office under the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism in Rabat, signed on October 6, 2020, and Bill n°77.20 approving cooperation agreement on fisheries between the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Government of the Russian Federation, signed in Rabat on September 14, 2020 and in Moscow on October 14, 2020.
The bureau also decided to schedule a plenary session this Tuesday, after the oral question session, to discuss and vote two legislative texts, namely Bill n° 71.18 on seaport police and Bill n°06.20 enacting the dissolution and liquidation of the Marketing and Export Office.
In terms of monitoring the government’s action, the bureau said it had approved the agenda for the oral question session held Tuesday.
Regarding parliamentary diplomacy, the bureau confirmed its participation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly spring session, scheduled on 14-17 May via videoconference.
The members of the bureau called for the organization of a coordination meeting of members of the Pan-African Parliament at the two Houses of the Parliament, in preparation for the 4th ordinary session, scheduled in Johannesburg on 14-28 May.
The bureau also decided to convene the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Islamic Affairs, and Moroccans living abroad to discuss the latest developments of the issue of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity.
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