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Communiqué de presse — IA et protection des données à caractère personnel

National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection [Commission Nationale de Contrôle de la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, CNDP]

last revised 2025-03-18last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Morocco's data protection authority's first public position on AI, issued in Rabat on 18 March 2025. It confirms that AI processing of personal data is governed by Law 09-08, flags automated decision-making as requiring particular safeguards, and announces that work on a dedicated deliberation on AI processing has begun.

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Press release · 18 Mar 2025
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
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www.cndp.ma/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CNDP-Communique-IA-et-protectio…

What the document requires

  • Lorsqu'ils utilisent les données à caractère personnel, les traitements d'intelligence artificielle (IA) sont encadrés par la loi 09-08.
  • Automated decisions require particular attention to integrity, transparency, fairness and legibility so that citizens always retain access to a route of recourse.
  • Work on a CNDP deliberation on AI processing has been initiated, following an international benchmark and consultation with foreign data protection authorities.
  • Opens hearings with national and international experts, scientific and professional organisations, institutions and civil society. No deliberation adopted as at 4 September 2026.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Press releasecurrent2025-03-18First CNDP public position on AI processing; announces preparation of a deliberation and opens stakeholder hearings.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Communiqué de presse — IA et protection des données à caractère personnel" (National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection [Commission Nationale de Contrôle de la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel, CNDP], Press release, 2025-03-18), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/ma-cndp-communique-ai-personal-data (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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